On 21/05/14 16:35, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 21 May 2014 13:45:00 +0100, Tom Gardner
wrote:


If, of course, the EA information was not available (to surveyors)
at the time of the survey, then the surveyor couldn't have omitted
the information.

The EA flood maps were available to all 7 years ago when both my daughter and
son bought houses.

I suspected as much.


She has looked into whether or not the surveyor can be held accountable and to the best of my knowledge the answer was "he can't".

Who gave that answer?

The surveyor has nothing to lose. He is insured.

He can lose reputation (meh!) and have increased insurance
premiums after a negligence claim (smaller meh!)