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Terry Fields

wrote:

Presumably in order to be granted an injunction, the LA would have to
prove the building work was carried out subsequent to a particular
part of the building regulations coming into force.

As far as I'm aware, no part of the BR relating to dwellings is
retrospective - though this is not necessarily the case with shops,
premises, places of assembly etc.

Do we know what sort of building and building work was involved in
this test case?

No-one on uk.legal has so far come up with a cite of the case.

AIUI the real issue is selling a house; the mortgage lenders would
appear to want full certification for *any* work that falls under the
BRs of the time they were done, much of which wasn't required at the
time.

It'll have an impact on house sales, as solicitors seek to avoid any
liabilty for uncertificated work, one of them apparently having been
so caught out.