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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Residential Construction: Defects in Context
Chapter 3: Regulation of Residential Construction
Chapter 4: Contract Law in Residential Construction
Chapter 5: Contract and Beyond: Other Rights of Action
Chapter 6: Consumer Protection: Other Forms
Chapter 7: Home Owners and Homebuyers: Insurance
Chapter 8: Inspections in Residential Construction
Chapter 9: Pathways to Redress
Chapter 10: Time Limits for Redress
Chapter 11: Multi-Unit Developments: Blocks of Flats
Chapter 12: Conclusions

Entries are organised by section number in the book. Abbreviations follow the book’s List of Abbreviations at p xiii and after. Many technical legal terms used here are explained in the Glossary at the back of the book. Links to other websites worked at the time of writing but their continued functionality cannot be guaranteed.

Text © Philip Britton and Matthew Bell

Last updated: September 2025 (release 1); February 2026 (release 2); September 2026 (release 3). Each new version of this Update replaces earlier versions posted at the same URL; text from earlier versions is retained unless out-of-date or no longer accurate. Longer quotes (including lists) are indented, in smaller font.