The changing nature of claims against surveyors

The majority of surveyors provide good-quality work, consistently practising effective risk management. However, analysis of a sample of residential survey and valuation notifications made since 2006 reveals that around 30% relate either to a building survey or a HomeBuyer Report (HBR). By 2015 and 2016, more than 70% of notifications in each year related to building surveys and HBRs (Howden Group internal data).