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035 _a(Sirsi) u89923
041 _aeng
245 _aDamages
260 _c1998
350 _a0
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v[1998] EGCS 160 (21/11/98)
520 _a"Patel and another v Hooper & Jackson" CA 10 November 1998. P wanted to buy a house and obtained a "Home Buyers Report and Valuation" for their mortgage application. Contracts were exchanged but when P came to move into the house it was unihabitable and he claimed the survey was negligent. Judge awarded P damages equivalent to the diminution of value plus stamp suty, general damages for discomfort and damages for mortgage interest payments, endowment policy premiums and insurance premiums. H appealed, claiming they were only liable for diminution of value plus stamp duty. Appeal allowed.
650 _aDAMAGES
650 _aDIMINUTION IN VALUE
650 _aHOUSE BUYERS REPORT
650 _aNEGLIGENCE
650 _aPATEL AND ANOTHER V HOOPER & JACKSON
650 _aSURVEYORS
690 _aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942 _n0
948 _c25/11/1998
999 _c56935
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