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035			_a(Sirsi) u5156
041			_aeng
245			_aSutcliffe and Another v Sayer
260			_c1987
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v281 (6327) 28 March 1987, 1452-1456 (3)
520			_aCA 3 February 1987. Appeal by plaintiffs from decision of cc rejecting their claim for alleged breach of duty and negligence against defendant estate agent who valued a house purchased by the plaintiffs. The defendant, who was not a qualified surveyor, produced a report headed " Valuation " which drew attention to settlement on the gable and dampness requiring a new damp proof course. Taking account of the shortcomings, a purchase at 8,650 was recommended. Three years later the plaintiffs experienced extreme difficulty in selling the house; it had been built on a substratum of peat causing the settlement. Such properties had proved difficult to sell. The plaintiffs sued the defendant for breach of duty and negligence, contending that the report provided a misleading view of the very real defects of a house built on peat with obvious settlement and should have contained a warning as to probable difficulty in reselling. The cc had dismissed their claim, finding that the defendant had b
650			_aSTRUCTURAL SURVEY
650			_aSURVEY REPORT
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c3086 _d3086