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035			_a(Sirsi) u35549
041			_aeng
245			_aWhalley and another v Roberts & Roberts
260			_c1990
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1990) 06 EG 104-118(7)
520			_aQBD 22 May 1989. Claim by Mr and Mrs Whalley (W) that a mortgage valuation on a bungalow by Roberts & Roberts (R) chartered surveyors was negligent. When W moved into the building they found that it was not level. The previous tenants and W themselves had not noticed this. The report made by R made no mention of the defect in level, it stated that its purpose was to provide a valuation for mortgage and that it was not a structural survey, it also included a disclaimer of responsibility. R said checking for level was not something they would normally do, unless there were obvious signs, such as cracking. In this case these were absent because they had been deliberately camouflaged. it was held that R`s survey was not negligent because the fault was masked and that the survey report was for valuation purposes and not a structural survey.
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c23266 _d23266