Expert Witness

Our surveyors have experience in preparing Expert Witness Reports and appearing in court in relation to the value and condition of all types of property. We are often appointed as an Expert Witness, to provide impartial professional opinion, where a dispute has arisen between two parties. Our reports provide a basis for the Solicitors and Legal Teams involved to pursue or defend the case, as well as identifying issues that the court will consider when reaching a verdict. 

Specialists from our office appear as expert witnesses in court cases relating to all kinds of property: residential and commercial.

We have also been called upon as part of property valuations, building surveying issues, matrimonial breakdowns, professional negligence claims, or family and boundary disputes.

In the role of Expert Surveyors, we are typically asked to review documentation, inspect property, and then prepare an independent report to give an impartial professional view on items such as valuations of property and land. An Expert Witness can be anyone with knowledge or experience of a particular field. The Expert Witness’s duty is to give to the Court or Tribunal an impartial opinion on particular aspects of matters within their expertise, which are in dispute. 

Appointments are typically received from Solicitors who act on behalf of Claimants or Defendants. We can accept Single Expert appointments from one party, or Jointly Instructed appointments. The Expert Witness reports that we prepare are set out in strict accordance with the requirements of the Court, Civil Procedure Rules and RICS Practice Directions.

We are regulated by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and are RICS Registered Expert Witnesses. We are also members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and The Academy of Experts.