Surveyors negligence.
Series: EGCS ; 102 (24 July 1999)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: Rushmer & another v Countrywide Surveyors (1994) Ltd & another T & CC 9 July 1999. The defendant surveyor, C carried out a structural survey for the claimants (R) in 1994 and in light of the surveyor's report the transaction went ahead. R subsequently discovered severe structural defects and issued proceedings against C, claiming they had acted negligently. R claimed damages of £40,000, as the property was only worth £330,000, not the £370,000 paid. The surveyor admitted liability. Held R's claim was allowed. [1999]| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Rushmer & another v Countrywide Surveyors (1994) Ltd & another T & CC 9 July 1999. The defendant surveyor, C carried out a structural survey for the claimants (R) in 1994 and in light of the surveyor's report the transaction went ahead. R subsequently discovered severe structural defects and issued proceedings against C, claiming they had acted negligently. R claimed damages of £40,000, as the property was only worth £330,000, not the £370,000 paid. The surveyor admitted liability. Held R's claim was allowed. [1999]