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Case in Point - Negligence in Valuations and Surveys (2nd Edition)

Case in Point - Negligence in Valuations and Surveys (2nd Edition)

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  • Publisher: RICS
  • ISBN: 9781842194249
  • Published In: August 2008
  • Format: Paperback
  • Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The second edition of this highly practical case-based guide to negligence informs professionals of potentially problematic areas and aids understanding of the implications for practice.

Based on summaries of negligence cases with commentary by the expert author, this fully updated edition retains the wealth of legal information of the first edition and includes brand new material covering:

- the liability of individual members of the firm for negligence
- the scope of a valuer's duty to third parties
- damages for negligent surveys
- the effect of disclaimers
- the 'margin of error' approach to establishing negligence against valuers
- the liability of estate agents when setting asking prices
- new case summaries and expanded commentary, offering fresh insights to the area.
 

John Murdoch is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Reading, where for 40 years he has taught students of both Law and Real Estate. He is well known as a writer and lecturer on legal matters in the fields of professional negligence, estate agency and construction contracts. He has written more than 20 books and numerous articles in both legal and real estate journals, and has for 30 years been one of two contributors to the Estates Gazette's "Legal Notes" column. In 1999 he was made an Honorary Fellow of RICS, in recognition of services to the property profession.

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