Court of Appeal affirms home buyers can seek compensation for defects and recover rectification costs

21 December 2022

The Court of Appeal in Chrishanthini Angela Regina Sebastiampillai v View Esteem Sdn Bhd [2022] 1 LNS 2212 reaffirmed the position that home buyers can seek to recover costs of rectification works incurred and compensation for defects under common law notwithstanding the co-existence of a prescribed contractual remedy.

This article provides a brief overview of the court’s decision.

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This case summary was prepared with the assistance of Associate Bryan Wang Yung.