Valuation — Negligence — Building society making loan on basis of valuation — Back-to-back sale — Mortgagee defaulting — Valuers giving over-valuation and providing false certification — Solicitors to building…
Valuation of property for mortgage purposes – Lender obtaining two valuations – Lender selecting higher valuation as basis for loan – Borrower defaulting – Lender claiming damages for negligent valuation…
Plaintiff bank lending £4m in 1989 on four properties valued by defendants at £6.23m – Bank dispensing with standard credit checks on borrower – Judge holding one property negligently overvalued…
Valuation — Valuation used as bargaining tactic — Plaintiff losing bargain — Valuation too low — Whether reliance on valuation
Loan made in reliance on negligent valuation – Judge finding lender contributorily negligent – Whether damage overall transaction loss or part of overall loss attributable to negligent valuation – Law…
Valuation – Valuer producing report for client bank – Report including disclaimer – Bank relying upon valuation before granting loans secured on properties valued – Bank introducing second lender and…
Contributory negligence – Plaintiff bank granting further facilities following gross over valuation of factory – Failure on last occasion to obtain agreed additional security – Whether prudent lender test to…
Plaintiff exercising option to acquire narrow strip adjacent to development site with view to securing access – Price determined by valuer in default of agreement at £130,000 – Plaintiff about…
Building society mortgage — Mortgage payments fell into arrears — Possession order obtained against mortgagor — Valuation report obtained by society for mortgage purposes alleged to be negligent — Whether…
Hotel — Loan secured by charge on property — RICS guidance notes — Whether valuation negligent — Valuer not shown to be negligent — Action dismissed in High Court –…
House owned jointly by husband and wife — Remortgage — Property allegedly overvalued for mortgage purposes — Part of loan applied to husband’s business — Business failed — Plaintiff claiming…
Alleged negligent valuation – Defendant valuer reporting to bank providing finance for development – Developing company requiring finance from plaintiff – Whether defendant owing duty of care to plaintiff -…