The Death Watch Beetle Case: Martin Oswald and Carole Ann Oswald (Plaintiffs) and Countrywide Surveyors Limited (Defendants)
Paul Murrells
(was the former In‐house Solicitor with RICS Insurance
Services Ltd and now runs Surveyor Indemnity Management Services, in
Tunbridge Wells.)
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Abstract
Reviews a recent case in the Official Referees Court where it was alleged that a surveyor did not give sufficient warning about the severe damage that the death watch beetle can do to a timber‐framed house.
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Citation
Murrells, P. (1994), "The Death Watch Beetle Case: Martin Oswald and Carole Ann Oswald (Plaintiffs) and Countrywide Surveyors Limited (Defendants)", Structural Survey, Vol. 12 No. 5, pp. 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003966
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited