Surveyors

Most of the work of surveyors involves the preparation of building surveys and valuation reports for both potential purchasers and their banks/building societies.

A surveyor will only be considered negligent if they have failed to act with the degree of care and skill to be expected of a reasonably competent surveyor.  Since valuation is not an exact science not every error will be regarded as negligent.

Examples of negligence by surveyors include:

• failing to carry out a proper inspection
• failing to discover visible defects in the property for example dry rot, woodworm, cracking and subsidence
• failing to make sufficient enquiries
• producing an inadequate report for example failing to warn that some items require further investigation

We understand that if as a result of a negligent survey you have gone ahead and bought a property the consequences can be particularly frustrating not only because of the amount of money involved but also because you may be having to put up with practical problems everyday which may be having an effect on the profitability of your business. 

For further information on making a professional negligence claim against a surveyor or any other professional negligence claim call, email or request a call back from one of our specialist lawyers.