All professions including surveyors / valuers can make mistakes.

When things have gone wrong, caused by your surveyor's / valuer's negligence, it may not be easy for them to admit it and settle with you for insurance reasons. For example undervaluing property for sale, belonging to an individual or company, or overvaluing property you have purchased possibly because the property is worth considerably less due to local problems such as flood risk, planning or building regulations problems, or structural defects were not spotted.

Trying to sort out the problem on your own can be stressful, time consuming and the financial risks of dealing with it, without independent legal advice, can be considerable.

You may have complained to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, (RICS) but have not got far in obtaining redress.

No criticism is intended of the R.I.C.S. It does not generally try to substitute the judgment of the Courts or prejudice a solicitor's insurance company's right to defend their insured.

You may risk being out of time to recover compensation, if you delay seeking independent legal advice or your compensation may be reduced or disallowed if you have not taken appropriate steps to, "Mitigate your loss." A solicitor can help you with what actions to take.

If you are in this position, you may not appreciate the full size of your financial loss and potential compensation recovery, unless you have taken experienced legal advice. Your property may be difficult to sell without a large loss in the future. It is best to take advice quickly before the evidence is destroyed.

Clients sometimes choose a lawyer to represent them from outside their local legal community, to avoid possible embarrassment and near certainty that the lawyer that represents them does not know their surveyor/valuer. Also there may also be a joint mistake by your former solicitor as well as the surveyor/valuer. If a mortgage was obtained for the purchase your lender may be liable to you for their survey mistakes.

Bradwell & Co have considerable experience in acting in such claims both for large institutions and individuals.

We generally offer free initial advice and may be willing to act on a no win no fee basis.

For advice please contact Julie Bradwell

Please note whether we can help you depends on the facts. If you are not sure that your surveyor / valuer is responsible for a serious mistake, we might be able to advise you.

Bradwell & Co Solicitors a law firm experienced in bringing legal cases against surveyors / valuers.