Smith v Eric S Bush; Harris v Wyre Forest District Council [1990] UKHL 1

Valuation Negligence: Boom, bust and back to basics

The law, like the property market, does not stand still. Against the backdrop of a market that is rising rapidly in places, Jonathan Brooks and Sandip Singh look at some of the key issues to come out of recent valuation negligence case law ‘As the availability and accuracy of data and resources improve and as …

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Surveyors: The scope and nature of duties owed

Alexandra Anderson examines recent case law concerning a surveyor’s duty of care ‘When looking at the question of whether there is a duty of care, it is important to consider the exact nature of the duty that is claimed and whether the losses claimed flow from any breach of that duty.’Since the property crash in …

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Development: Dealing with defects

Helen Pickard examines the ramifications for developers and certifying architects of a recent High Court decision dealing with their liabilities to original and subsequent purchasers S&P argued that there was no warranty as their retainer was with Optima and was entered into several years prior to the claimants purchasing the flats. The recent High Court …

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Professional Negligence: High water marks and some respite for surveyors

Charlie Bending and Robert Jones look at the outcome of the decision in Scullion, which will be welcomed by surveyors and valuers alike ‘The first instance decision in Scullion had been viewed by many as opening the floodgates to a rush of claims from a new category of claimant.’The recent decision in the case of …

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