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Does Victorian Building Warranty Insurance Really Protect Subsequent Owners
A significant concern is emerging about the practical protection warranty insurance gives to people who buy a home after the building works are finished. Fall-Armytage brings it into focus.
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How Domestic Insurers Use Cash Settlements to Underquote Repairs
Insurers increasingly offer cash settlements from preferred repairers that will not cover the cost of the actual repairs, and the scope of works proposed is often not enough.
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Hydro Consolidation and Earth Movement Exclusions in Property Insurance
Hydro consolidation, or soil collapse, is a property damage hazard where dry loose soils suddenly settle when they get wet. Whether the policy responds turns on the proximate cause.
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Why Insurers Are So Poor at Instructing Expert Witnesses
Insurers, for their own reasons, are terrible at instructing expert witnesses in domestic building and property damage matters. Please, somebody debate me on this.
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Why You Should Not Repair Property Damage Before Preserving the Evidence
If your property suffers serious damage, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is to rush off and fix it. You may destroy the best evidence of what actually happened.
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