Professional Negligence — Nottingham

A significant East Midlands professional services centre with a growing negligence claim profile.
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About Professional Negligence in Nottingham

Professional negligence claims in Nottingham

Nottingham has a substantial professional services sector serving the city's diverse economy. The city's large property market, pharmaceutical and retail sector, and two major universities generate regular conveyancing, surveying, and professional advice negligence claims.

Nottingham's property market — spanning Victorian terraces, student rental properties, and new city centre developments — creates a steady volume of surveyor and conveyancer negligence claims. The city's pharmaceutical and retail sector generates accountancy and business advice claims. The two universities create education-related professional negligence claims.

Common negligence scenarios in Nottingham

Surveyor missed sandstone cave risk in Nottingham purchase

A surveyor undertaking a building survey on a Nottingham city centre property failed to identify the risk of sandstone caves beneath the property. The buyer faced significant structural issues.

Accountant gave incorrect tax advice to Nottingham retail business

An accountant advising a Nottingham retail business failed to identify a VAT liability. The business faced a significant HMRC assessment with penalties.

Key professions in Nottingham

  • Conveyancing solicitors across Nottingham's property market
  • Surveyors assessing Victorian and city centre properties
  • Accountants and tax advisers for retail and pharmaceutical firms
  • Financial advisers serving the professional community

Local industries

Nottingham's key industries include pharmaceutical and healthcare (Boots), retail (the city centre), digital and creative, property and construction, and education (the two universities).

Frequently asked questions — Nottingham

My surveyor missed a sandstone cave risk in Nottingham — can I claim?

Yes. Nottingham's sandstone caves are a well-known local risk, and a competent surveyor should be aware of this risk and advise on it. If the surveyor failed to identify or report on the cave risk, they may be negligent. The claim would be for the cost of addressing the structural issues and any reduction in the property's value.

My accountant gave incorrect tax advice — can I recover the penalties?

Yes, if the advice was negligent. If the accountant failed to identify a tax liability that a reasonably competent accountant would have identified, and you incurred HMRC penalties as a result, the accountant may be liable for the penalties and interest.

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