Legal MappingLegal Mapping

The Importance of Accurate and Reliable Measurements


Potential Liabilities


Validation of space, overstatement of area, overpayment of taxes and charges, shortfall in rental revenue, overestimating rental revenues, failure to maximise rental or sales potential, planning application problems, legal liabilities, court appearances, they all have one thing in common – significant and avoidable cost.


Legal Precedence


Precedence has been set and leading commercial real estate companies are being successfully sued for the overstatement of floor areas.  Duty of care in the interest of potential purchasers and tenants is falling firmly in the lap of the vendor’s agent and the legal profession hold the agent responsible for the accuracy of the areas.


Mitigate litigious circumstances


Current wisdom is to mitigate the issues that can arise from incorrect measurement of a property.  Measurements need to be, certified, follow a code of practice, ultimately provide you and your clients with assurance and be risk adverse.


Size and Shape


The increase of architecturally complex buildings demand highly accurate data to be captured and the complexity of the design, further increases the potential for measurement liability. Conventional techniques of measurement are rarely adequate to accurately assess areas in these times.


Our Duty of Care


Murphy Surveys Irish Legal Mapping offer the peace of mind being an independent party and a Duty of Care is offered as standard with all our measurements.  We work strictly to the SCS/RICS Code of Measuring Practice and our offering of Duty of Care seals our confidence in our adherence of this code and the accuracy in the measurements we capture for you. Additionally, this due diligence will allow completion to be reached without undue delays or disputes between the parties.  Furthermore, Murphy Surveys Irish Legal Mapping  would, for a modest fee, assign the Duty of Care to parties who might become future owners or tenants.


Confidence in a Court of Law


Only measurements taken in accordance with the current SCS/RICS Code of Measuring Practice, which changed in 2006, should be recognised by a court of law as the applicable code of practice.  When an allegation of professional negligence is made against a surveyor/professional responsible for taking the measurement, the Court is likely to take account of the contents of any relevant Guidance Notes published by the RICS in deciding whether or not the surveyor had acted with reasonable competence.


 



  1. Property Registration

  2. Lease Plans

  3. Independent Measurement Of Floor Areas  (NIA, GIA, GEA)

  4. Conveyance Plans-Land Areas For Sale Or Purchase

  5. Reconciliation Of Historic Record Plans

  6. Boundary Definition

  7. Boundary Verification

  8. Resolving Boundary Disputes

  9. Accident Scene Mapping

  10. Mapping Physical Evidence For Adverse Possession Claims

 

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