TY - BOOK ED - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors TI - Defects and rectifications T2 - RICS Practice Information SN - 9781783215348 PY - 2024/// CY - London, PB - RICS, KW - LATENT DEFECTS KW - BLACK BOOK KW - RICS QS AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS KW - England KW - Wales N1 - Advanced N2 - Originally published as a guidance note in 2013 this document has been rewritten as practice information, so as to account for changes in legislation, case law and construction contracts introduced since 2013. This practice information is aimed at construction professionals who manage the identification and rectification of defective construction work when it occurs or those who have to address the consequences of this defective work. Such defects may emerge during construction, during a contractual defects ‘rectification’ or ‘liability' period, or at some point after all other contractual obligations have been completed; Supersedes 2013 first edition ISBN 9781783210367 UR - https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/sector-standards/construction-standards/black-book/defects-and-rectifications-2nd-edition ER -