Surveyors negligence
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; 1996 EGCS 3 (27/01/96)Publication details: 1996Subject(s): Summary: "Birmingham Midshires Building Society v Richard Pamplin and Co" QBD 11 January 1996. On B`s instructions, R valued a house in Hampstead for mortgage purposes. It was not R`s usual locality so he contacted four local agents for details of comparable properties and valued it at £205,000. B claimed R was negligent on grounds that the price was incorrect and the valuation was not carried out correctly. B relied on expert evidence and argued that a competent valuer would have valued the property at £140,000. Judgment for B| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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"Birmingham Midshires Building Society v Richard Pamplin and Co" QBD 11 January 1996. On B`s instructions, R valued a house in Hampstead for mortgage purposes. It was not R`s usual locality so he contacted four local agents for details of comparable properties and valued it at £205,000. B claimed R was negligent on grounds that the price was incorrect and the valuation was not carried out correctly. B relied on expert evidence and argued that a competent valuer would have valued the property at £140,000. Judgment for B