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Housing disrepair litigation · County Court format

Scott Schedules — the columnar format the court asks for

The standard County Court format for housing disrepair, dilapidations litigation, and building defect disputes. Item-by-item rows, party columns — drafted from your inspection notes in minutes.

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Our approach to Scott Schedules

Built around the format the court asks for — the tabular document used in disrepair, dilapidations, and building defect cases. Aligned to CPR Part 35: structured 7-column format, claimant / defendant / agreed / judge columns, single-joint-expert protocol fields, signed expert declaration with duty-to-court statement, section-aware image manager, Word export for court bundles.

New to the format? Start with What is a Scott Schedule? — origin, columns and when you'd prepare one. In a housing disrepair claim the Scott Schedule is where your schedule of works ends up; for how the wider process runs, see our surveyor's guide to the Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Disrepair.

CPR Part 35

Expert declaration built in

Standard Part 35 statement: duty to the court overrides duty to instructing party, true and complete statement of opinion, all material instructions disclosed. Single-joint-expert protocol fields included.

Photo manager

Section-aware image manager

Bulk-import from your camera roll. Drag photos to specific schedule items, annotate with arrows and labels, mark for inline or appendix. Each photo sits with the row it supports — ready for the court bundle.

7 columns

Standard County Court format

The conventional Scott Schedule columns: item, defect & location, claimant's case, claimant cost, defendant's response, defendant cost, agreed/court. Anything else gets challenged.

AI · CPR Part 35 aware

AI drafts the descriptive cells. Costs and arguments stay yours.

Type rough on-site notes. AI drafts item descriptions, defect & location cells, and the claimant's-case narrative. It populates the Part 35 expert declaration block from your firm settings.

What AI does not do: propose £ figures, make legal arguments, or fill the court column. Those carry expert-witness liability and stay expert-only. Strict-literal mode means AI never invents materials, measurements, or causes you didn't observe.

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What's in the schedule

Standard 7-column Scott Schedule structure plus context wrap.

  1. ACase & instruction detailsClaim number, court, parties, hearing date, instructing solicitor, expert details, single-joint-expert status.
  2. BProperty & tenancyProperty address, tenancy start, tenancy type (assured shorthold, secure, etc.), landlord, repair covenant authority (s.11 LTA 1985, Homes (Fitness) Act 2018, contract).
  3. CSchedule itemsPer item: item ref, location, defect, claimant's allegation, claimant's costed remedy, defendant's response, agreed position, judge's findings (left blank for court completion), priority and date noted.
  4. DQuantum summaryTotal cost claimed, total cost disputed, total agreed, contested balance for trial.
  5. EExpert's declarationCPR Part 35 statement (duty to court overrides duty to instructing party), single-joint-expert protocol if applicable, qualifications, signed declaration, AI disclosure.

The 7 standard columns

A Scott Schedule's columns are conventional — if a court bundle deviates, it gets challenged.

Item
Defect & Location
Claimant's case
Claimant cost
Defendant's response
Defendant cost
Agreed / Court
1
Bedroom 2 ceiling: damp staining and mould; recurring leak from bathroom above.
Damp under s.11 LTA 1985 since reported June 2024. Repair required.
£1,840
Resolved by tenant misuse (poor ventilation). No s.11 breach.
£0
Trial
2
Kitchen window: rotten frame, single-glazed.
Disrepair under Homes (Fitness) Act 2018; replacement window with double glazing.
£780
Localised remedial only — splice repair, repaint.
£260
Agreed at £450
3
Bathroom extractor fan inoperable.
Excessive moisture; replace fan.
£190
Replacement fan supplied January 2025; not actioned by tenant.
£0
Agreed at £0
£2,810
£260
£450 agreed

The Court column stays blank in expert evidence; the trial judge fills it on the day or in judgment.

Scott Schedule FAQs

What is a Scott Schedule?
A Scott Schedule is a tabular court document used in disrepair, dilapidations, and building defect cases, listing each disputed item across columns for the claimant's case, defendant's response, agreed position, and the judge's findings. Named after George Alexander Scott, an Official Referee (the predecessor role to today's Technology and Construction Court judges), who devised the format for building disputes. It's now standard practice in the County Court. See our full guide to what a Scott Schedule is.
When is a Scott Schedule used vs a normal expert report?
Used when the matter has gone to litigation and the parties (and judge) need a side-by-side comparison of competing expert positions. Often required by the court directions order. A normal expert report under CPR Part 35 sits alongside the Scott Schedule as the supporting narrative.
Does it comply with CPR Part 35?
Yes. The expert's declaration in Section E carries the standard Part 35 statement: that the expert understands their duty is to the court rather than the instructing party, that the report contains a true and complete statement of opinion, and that all material instructions have been disclosed. Single-joint-expert protocol fields are also included.
How does it integrate with the Pre-Action Protocol?
A Scott Schedule typically follows from a Pre-Action Protocol exchange that hasn't resolved — the schedule consolidates the claim, defence, and any partial agreements into one document for the court. See the Housing Disrepair template for the upstream Pre-Action Protocol report.
Can the AI help draft Scott Schedule entries?
Yes — AI drafts the descriptive cells (item description, location, condition narrative) from your inspection notes. Strict-literal mode prevents fabrication. The AI does not draft cost figures or legal arguments — those carry expert-witness liability and stay expert-only.
Is the AI aligned with the RICS 2026 AI Standard?
Yes. SurveyorSuite is designed around the RICS Professional Standard Responsible use of artificial intelligence in surveying practice (in force from 9 March 2026). The Scott Schedule template specifically locks cost columns and legal-argument fields from AI output — expert-witness liability sits with the named expert under s.4.2. See our full AI position.
What happens to my notes? Are they used to train AI models?
No. Your notes are sent to Anthropic's commercial API for descriptive drafting only. Anthropic explicitly commits in their Commercial Terms that customer inputs and outputs are not used to train their models. 30-day Trust & Safety retention then deleted.

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