Valuation Disputes: Limiting liability

RPC | Property Law Journal | November 2016 #346
Alex Anderson and Claire McNicholl report on a case which raises points of concern for valuers ‘By a majority of two to one, the Court of Appeal held that the “but for” test should be applied but that it was not correctly applied by the High Court.’Valuers should exercise caution concerning the scope of the …

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Valuation Negligence: Boom, bust and back to basics

Walker Morris LLP | Property Law Journal | July/August 2015 #333
The law, like the property market, does not stand still. Against the backdrop of a market that is rising rapidly in places, Jonathan Brooks and Sandip Singh look at some of the key issues to come out of recent valuation negligence case law ‘As the availability and accuracy of data and resources improve and as …

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Valuation And Professional Negligence: Overstating the case

Clifford Chance LLP | Property Law Journal | October 2011 #277
Bryan Johnston analyses a judgment with implications for valuers, investors and funders ‘It is one of the first big commercial valuation negligence cases since the downturn. The question then is whether it represents a one-off or whether it is the start of a professional negligence trend.’ The High Court has handed down judgment in Capita …

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