Consultants’ reports
29 August 2012
Q: We have commissioned a consultant to write a report on how we can use some land we own. If any problems emerged with the land in the future – for example, contamination or subsidence – could we protect ourselves against penalties by pointing to the rep
A: Paul Nixon, associate at the environmental services department at property consultants GVA Grimley, writes: Although this question refers to environmental consultants, the same principles would apply to engaging other specialists such as engineers and surveyors.
If, in the future, problems emerged with land contamination and...