Cases - Martin v Bell-Ingram

Record details

Name

Martin v Bell-Ingram

Date

(1986)

Citation

SLT 575

Keywords

Negligence in valuations and surveys

Summary

A house purchaser who applied to a building society for a mortgage loan was shown a clearly worded disclaimer in respect of the mortgage valuation. However, this was not done until after the applicant had exchanged contracts to purchase and had therefore already acted in reliance on the mortgage valuation. It was held that the disclaimer came too late to prevent the implication of a duty of care owed by the mortgage valuer to the purchaser.