THOMAS AND ANOTHER v TAYLOR WIMPEY DEVELOPMENTS LTD AND OTHERS

[2019] BLR 382

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT)

Before HHJ Keyser

Tort – Negligence – Duty of care – Pure economic loss – Claims against contractor – Known dangerous defects – Whether claim available for cost of rectifying defects posing danger to persons other than the occupant. – Limitation periods – Accrual of cause of action – Defective Premises Act 1972 – Misrepresentation Act 1967, section 2(1). – NHBC Buildmark warranty – Availability of claims under NHBC Buildmark warranty, sections 3 and 4. – Procedure – Statements of case – Whether claim for negligent misstatement pleaded – Whether breach of Building Regulations pleaded.