All posts tagged "Negligence"
Buyers of property to let less deserving of protection
Jun 2011 – Per Scullion v Bank of Scotland plc (t/a Colleys) [2011] the Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court decision that for buy-to-let residential property the valuer was liable to the purchaser. The CA held that although the valuer had been negligent and the purchaser had relied upon the valuer’s report (amongst […]
Independent Expert – getting your money’s worth
Aug 2025. In my experience, RICS-appointed Independent Experts fall in one of two categories. (1) Conscientious – by which I mean the IE will measure the premises and calculate areas regardless of what the parties might’ve agreed, investigate, research and test evidence for accuracy with the person(s) involved and not merely rely on pro-forma possibly […]
Tenancy Expiry and renewal – Some Pitfalls
Dec 2013 – On expiry of a business tenancy that qualifies for renewal rights per the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Part II, (“LTA54”), and where the landlord is not opposing grant of a new tenancy, it is common, when the tenant wants to renew, even if negotiations are not underway, for the tenant to […]