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001			ABS39217
008			090401t1988 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u15156
041			_aeng
245			_aDavies and another v Parry
260			_c1988
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(8820) 21 May 1988, 92-100
520			_aQBD 29 March 1988. an action against a valuer (P) alleging negligence in carrying out a mortgage valuation . The form of application and the valuer`s report emphasised that the valuation was for mortgage purposes only; that the report was not a structural survey and that it should not be assumed that any defects mentioned in the report were the only defects in the property. At the start of the plaintiffs` occupation, a large crack in the floor under the carpet was discovered; the concrete floor of the bungalow had been laid directly over burnt colliery shale which produced a sulphate attack on the concrete , leading to expansion, displacement of brickwork, and disturbance of internal walls. The judge came to the conclusion that if a duty of care was owed by P he had been negligent. There had been sufficient visible indications of settlement or other structural damage to have caused a reasonable valuer to appreciate that there was a problem. The judge was satisfied that in the present
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c9907 _d9907