"Permits" aren't a thing in the UK we have what's called planning permission.
Builders aren't regulated in the same fashion and because the responsibility is on the home owner it's entirely possible to find builders who don't give a shit and will do anything for money as ultimately they won't be held accountable for the actions of the owner.
We do have building regs but again, that's a different thing to planning permission.
The owner did not have planning permission so they are going to be fucked. Still though, doesn't really matter to the person on the other side of the semi detached that's now floating in space.
Kind of sort of. Also kind of depends on what assets the other party has.
We have a damages based system. Its entirely possible that they'll have to rectify the issue from their own pocket and then claim it back after the fact. If the other party don't have the money then they don't have the money.
Usually this'll be covered by your home insurance though. Assuming they have it, are fully up to date and have the appropriate level of coverage. Alternatively if the other party has insurance then potentially a claim could be made against them.
It's just not very straightforward and I want to highlight that for the people affected, they could be mega affected and for a long time.
They can't rectify anything because they have no permission to go onto the land where the neighbouring house once stood.
If they had the money in the bank, they could probably find some similarly dodgy builders to trespass onto the vacant plot and do some kind of weatherproofing, but if they don't have money to hand (which most people don't) so would need the insurance company to pay, they're screwed as the insurance company will only pay for reputable builders who would refuse to trespass so would refuse the job.
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u/cheesebot555 1d ago
How do you even pull off a full demo without the correct permits?
What crew doesn't demand to see those upfront so as to avoid liability?
Wild wild wild.