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Latent damages, negligent surveys

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (9631) 3 August 1996, 86(1)Publication details: 1996Subject(s): Summary: Discusses at what point the time bar comes into effect on claims against an allegedly negligent valuer or surveyor, in light of the recent case "Hamlin v Edwin Evans". Suggests that, as the `damage` a negligent valuer causes is that of overpayment for a property, the proper date for the start of the 3-year claims period is the date when the purchaser first becomes aware of any previously unknown major defect in the property.

Discusses at what point the time bar comes into effect on claims against an allegedly negligent valuer or surveyor, in light of the recent case "Hamlin v Edwin Evans". Suggests that, as the `damage` a negligent valuer causes is that of overpayment for a property, the proper date for the start of the 3-year claims period is the date when the purchaser first becomes aware of any previously unknown major defect in the property.