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A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to Tree Root Subsidence Claims’ is an essential resource for anyone involved in tree related subsidence disputes. Written by Sarah Dodd, solicitor and founder of Tree Law Limited, this comprehensive guide explains the law, procedure, and evidence that underpin tree root subsidence claims in the UK.

Covering everything from liability and causation to expert evidence, case law, and insurance considerations, the book gives clear practical guidance to lawyers, insurers, loss adjusters, engineers, surveyors, and local authorities. It draws together key decisions such as Delaware Mansions v Westminster City Council, Berent v Family Mosaic, and Solloway v Hampshire County Council, alongside the most recent case developments up to September 2025.

Structured for everyday use, this guide includes straightforward explanations, checklists, and examples that make complex legal principles easy to apply in practice. It’s the go-to reference for professionals managing tree root subsidence damage claims, from mitigation, claims to recover damages and TPO compensation claims.

Whether you’re advising a homeowner, defending a local authority, or negotiating with an insurer, this book helps you understand the law, reduce risk, and resolve tree related disputes efficiently.

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Tree Law Conference 2024: the brochure

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Home owners: how to deal with invasive species?

Here at Tree Law we have dealt with numerous issues for clients involving invasive species such as bamboo and Japanese knotweed. Both are invasive species in the UK and can cause significant damage to properties, leading to legal disputes. 🐼Bamboo, particularly running bamboo, can spread aggressively through underground rhizomes. It can grow under fences, into […]

Case Law: Khan & Kane v Harrow Council

The 2013 case of Khan & Kane v Harrow Council the Court addressed the issue of foreseeability. The Claimants, Mr & Mrs Khan owned a house in the London Borough of Harrow. They alleged that tree roots from a neighbour’s tree had caused subsidence damage to their property. The first defendants, Harrow Council, was responsible […]

Home owners: how to complain to the Financial Ombudsman?

An ombudsman is an independent official who investigates complaints about organisations, government agents, public institutions and corporations. Their role is to ensure accountability, fair and proper conduct in decision making. In the tree disputes that we are involved with, we regularly bring complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (the FOS). The FOS is who you’d […]

Planning authorities: private criminal prosecutions

Local authorities have the ability to bring a private criminal prosecution in relation to offences relating to trees. For example, where a local planning authority has reason to believe that a tree protected by a tree preservation order has been cut or felled without the requisite permission or exemption, they can investigate and charge the […]

Tree roots: what sort of damage they can cause

Roots are the underground part of a tree or plant which act as their anchor in the soil and absorb water and nutrients. Here at Tree Law the following issues crop up relating to roots: 🏠Subsidence damage – where roots from a tree encroach underneath the foundations of a property. Where that property is built […]

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