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035 _a(Sirsi) u59020
041 _aeng
245 _aPK Finans International (UK) Ltd v Andrew Downs & Co Ltd
260 _c1992
350 _a0
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v(1992) 24 EG 138-140(3)
520 _aQBD 28 November 1991. The defendants are a firm of surveyors and valuers. The plaintiffs P allege negligence by X who was employed by the defendants in respect of valuation of a freehold property. X has since died. The property is a large Victorian house which at the time in question was being converted into a nursing home. It is acknowledged by both parties that the previous owner of the property, S, acted fraudulently. X was asked by S to value the property urgently and therefore did a fairly short valuation on 14 October 1985. S then approached the plaintiffs P for a loan of £1m using the property as security. this laon was recommended. S had implied to P that he had planning consent to build sheltered housing on the land. P required a further valuation as they wanted a report addressed to them, as the October valuation contained the customary disclaimer for responsibility to a third party and it did not contain a forced-sale value. However it was agreed that X should redate and r
650 _aFORCED SALE VALUE
650 _aNURSING HOME
650 _aPLANNING CONSENT
650 _aPLANNING PERMISSION
650 _aRICS APPRAISAL AND VALUATION MANUAL
650 _aSHELTERED HOUSING
690 _aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c36134
_d36134