Professional negligence, Surveyor
Surveyors’ negligence – Leasehold enfranchisement claim – Appellant retaining respondent surveyors in connection with application for lease extension – Appellant failing to apply to leasehold valuation tribunal by deadline –…
Surveyors, Professional negligence
Negligence – Surveyors
Surveyors – Co-director of appellant firm resigning – Agreement during notice period to work for firm’s main client once resignation becoming effective – Client ceasing to retain firm – Whether…
Valuation report for purpose of mortgage — Negligence claim by mortgagee — Correct approach to valuation as at date of report — Whether justifiable to devalue from current value based…
Valuation — Proposed mortgage advances — Alleged loss attributable to over-valuation — 29 properties in various parts of the country — Leave sought by defendants for 29 experts with local…
Property development — Bank lending money on basis of valuation — Residual value method — Valuation given as “open market value for mortgage purposes” — Developer going bankrupt and bank…
Valuation for mortgage — Property subsequently repossessed — Sold for low price — Whether valuer negligent — Whether valuation within acceptable bracket — High Court holding that valuer not negligent…
Claim for negligent survey — Whether court entitled to find negligence on evidence — Judgment for the surveyors
House purchase — Building society valuation report — Plaintiff purchasers relying on report — Vendor’s refurbishment leaving structure weakened — Whether surveyor failing in duty of care to purchasers –…
Surveyors – Negligent valuation – Negligent misstatement of prospects of obtaining planning permission – Plaintiff bank making loan in reliance upon representations – Whether plaintiff’s view that planning permission prospects…