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Duty of care – valuers and the buy-to-let market

22 June 2011 | Jonathan Sachs Comments Off

Last October we reported on a case where a valuer was held to owe a duty of care to a purchaser on a buy-to-let property in respect of a valuation provided to the lender not the purchaser.  The valuation...

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Valuer’s liability in respect of its valuation of the rental income

26 October 2010 | Jonathan Sachs Comments Off

Is a valuer liable for any losses incurred in respect of its rental valuation as well as its valuation of the capital value of a property? In March, this year the court held that a valuer had breached...

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Is the Third Party (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930 worthless?

20 October 2010 | Jonathan Sachs Comments Off

William McIlroy v Quinn is a victory for Quinn Insurance. The judge decided that a complainant (whether the insured or the claimant against the insured) under the Third Party (Rights against Insurers Act)...