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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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Foreseeable Losses From Negligent Solicitor’s Advice

23 February 2011 | Jane Anderson

Introduction  In the recent Court of Appeal case of Haugesunde Kommune and another –v- Depfa ACS Bank (2011) EWCA Civ 33, an appeal was allowed which overturned an order against Norwegian Solicitors...

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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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Surge in negligence claims against estate agents and surveyors

20 May 2010 | Richard John | 3 comments

An investigation carried out by a London law firm has revealed a huge rise in the number of professional negligence claims brought over valuations of residential and commercial properties in 2009. The...

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