Door Handle Missing - Landlord and Builder Negligent | Guild of Residential Landlords
Door Handle Missing - Landlord and Builder Negligent
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Alexander v Freshwater Properties Ltd & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1048 is a case where a landlord and building contractor were held jointly liable under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 for negligence where a tenant suffered a partial amputation of a finger due to a door handle being removed for a number of weeks.
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