Negligence in Valuations and Surveys

A case-based guide to negligence that informs professionals of potentially problematic areas and aids understanding of the implications for practice. It includes material covering: the liability of individual members of the firm for negligence; the scope of a valuer's duty to third parties; and, damages for negligent surveys.

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The second edition of this highly practical case-based guide to negligence informs professionals of potentially problematic areas and aids understanding of the implications for practice. Based on summaries of negligence cases with commentary by the expert author, this fully updated edition retains the wealth of legal information of the first edition and includes brand new material covering: the liability of individual members of the firm for negligence; the scope of a valuer's duty to third parties; damages for negligent surveys; the effect of disclaimers; the 'margin of error' approach to establishing negligence against valuers; the liability of estate agents when setting asking prices; and, new case summaries with expanded commentary, offering fresh insights to the area. This is an updated addition to the popular series of concise, practical guides that get straight to the key issues in a refreshingly jargon-free style.