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Patel and Patel v Hooper and Jackson: CA 10 Nov 1998

Dispute about the amount of damages to be awarded against surveyors who made a negligent overvaluation of a house for mortgage purposes on which the purchasers also relied. The surveyors expressed the opinion that the value of the house was in the region of andpound;90,000, whereas its actual value was andpound;65,000. The purchasers say that the house was uninhabitable and, further, that they were unable to resell it.

Judges:

Nourse, Ward,Mantell LJJ

Citations:

[1999] 1 WLR 1792, [1998] EWCA Civ 1734

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Damages, Professional Negligence

Updated: 30 May 2022; Ref: scu.145213

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