Just to make your days even more enjoyable; my lawyer is in the process of suing the builder that issued our building contracts, on a totally unrelated case. One of his clients bought a large parcel of land for development (my lawyer didn't act on the purchase) from the very same individual. It transpires he had no rights to sell the land, it's bogged down with liens and charges to the world and it's brother and the chances of development are as remote as Tuvalu; no, that's a bit strong, Tuvalu isn't that remote.
I'd like to repeat my lawyers opinion of this builder, but under 18's may have access to this site and I can't afford the grief that would undoubtedly follow.