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Homeowners in France at risk of being sued by subcontractors
If the main contractor fails to pay up, the property owner may be liable, a new ruling confirms
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Can planning permission be rejected in France due to water shortages?
Some communes have tried to ban new building work to protect supplies
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French renovation firms invented ‘norms’ to con homeowners into work
Victims lost an average of €8,000 but some lost much more
Owner must knock down dangerous wall in France
A property owner must demolish and rebuild a badly-built wall that is at risk of falling on a neighbouring house.
The Aix-en-Provence owner told the Cour de Cassation appeal court the neighbour’s fear of the retaining wall falling was not enough for demolition.
But he was ordered to rebuild it properly under the instruction of a maître d’œuvre artisan.
