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Nov 9

Homebuyers recover £200,000 compensation after negligent inspection

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Buying a house can be a stressful experience, even when things don’t go wrong. Spare a thought then for how devasted the new owners of a grand Victorian residence in Hastings must have felt when they found out that the house they had just bought needed to be demolished. Thankfully, their story has a happy ending – an award of compensation of nearly £200,000. The purchasers were Major Christopher Scott and his wife Elizabeth. Their search for a family home started in 2011 when they were living in New Zealand, where he was stationed with the ... Read More >

Post in: Engineers, Property, Surveyors

Dec 30

Claim against a surveyor needs expert evidence, says Court

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Claimants in a negligence claim against a surveyor lost an application in the High Court this month concerning expert evidence. The decision in Wattret & Anor v Thomas Sands Consulting Ltd [2015] EWHC 3455 (TCC) illustrates when expert evidence is necessary in a professional negligence claim. The Claimants Mr and Mrs Wattret are the owners of a sizeable home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The background is that Mr and Mrs Wattret found themselves in dispute with their builders about building works carried out at the property. Mr ... Read More >

Post in: Property, Surveyors

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