Kirkby and Diamond currently have two personnel on the RICS register of Expert Witnesses, being Richard Staff and Jean Howe. Acceptance on the register of Expert Witness is undertaken only as a result of scrutiny of Expert Witness reports and references from instructing solicitors.
The range of matters upon which surveyors act as expert witness are:
- valuation of dwellings and properties for divorce;
- representation at Valuation Tribunals in respect of lease extensions and collective enfranchisement for both landlords and tenants;
- preparation of reports for landlords or tenants on contested lease renewals of commercial properties;
- preparation of valuation submissions to arbitrator or independent expert for commercial property rent reviews;
- preparation of schedule of dilapidations and valuation of the diminution in the freeholders reversion interest where dilapidations disputes proceed to Court;
- representation at Valuation Tribunal on rating appeals;
- preparation of reports and valuations of reports for disputes with trustees in bankruptcy and receivers;
- preparation of reports for professional indemnity insurers relating to negligence claims against various professionals;
- preparation of expert witness reports on defective building work, which can include preparation of specification of remedial work and being appointed by the Court to supervise remedial work;
- Reports prepared for the Court in respect of physical amendments to properties as a result of medial negligence claims.
For further information on provision of Expert Witness reports, please contact the relevant professionals
Jean Howe - jean.howe@kirkbydiamond.co.uk
Richard Staff - richard.staff@kirkbydiamond.co.uk
Peter Wilson - peter.wilson@kirkbydiamond.co.uk
Tim Sheridan - tim.sheridan@kirkbydiamond.co.uk
Piers Willmott - piers.willmott@kirkbydiamond.co.uk