The plaintiffs purchased their property after a valuation report to their lenders prepared by the respondent. The property was on an estate which proved to have serious faults of construction, and the design had proved at fault. The property could not be sold. They sought damages.
Held: The standard work for valuers stated that for such system built properties they could not be recommended without a clear full structural report. That had not been obtained. The appeal on liability by the valuer failed.
Citations:
[1999] EWCA Civ 2045
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority HL 24-Jul-1997
The plaintiff suffered catastrophic brain damage as a result of cardiac arrest induced by respiratory failure as a child whilst at the defendant hospital. A doctor was summoned but failed to attend, and the child suffered cardiac arrest and brain . .
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Professional Negligence
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.146960
