Misrepresentation
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Inntrepreneur Estates Ltd v Hollard and another
Tenants entering into lease of public house – Business failing and tenants surrendering lease – Landlord claiming unpaid arrears of rent – Tenant counterclaiming for misrepresentations made by landlord as…
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Museprime Properties Ltd v Adhill Properties Ltd
Sale by auction — Particulars of sale — Particulars of rent review notices — Statement that tenants had not agreed rents — Rents still negotiable — Statement untrue — Rent…
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Independent Land Co Ltd v Patel
Property development — Speculative transaction — Subsequent collapse of market — Development company suing investor for interest on borrowings — Defendant claiming misrepresentation, release and undue hardship — Judgment for…
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Inntrepreneur Estates (CPC) Ltd v Worth and another
Public house — Defendants entering into licence as tenants — Trade in decline under previous tenants — Whether partial misrepresentation as to amount of annual trade — Whether figures could…
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Slough Estates plc and others v Welwyn Hatfield District Council and another
Planning permission for shopping centre — Another centre proposed in vicinity by plaintiff — Viability fears — Both developments encouraged to proceed — Plaintiff assured by defendant planning authority that…
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Dodd v Crown Estate Commissioners
Purchase of land — No rights of connection to sewerage system — Purchaser claiming that land purchased in reliance on representation that land had drainage — Agents’ particulars referred to…
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Smith v Drumm and others
Purchaser buying property — Completion before answering of pre-contractual inquiries — Gas remaining unconnected — Electricity being disconnected due to illegal fuse box — Whether vendor had made misrepresentations in…
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William Sindall plc v Cambridgeshire County Council
Sale of land — Easement — Mistake — Property development — Sewer found on land — Purchaser seeking to rescind contract for sale — Judge holding that sale could be…
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Smith v Drumm and others
Purchaser buying property – Completion before answering of pre-contractual inquiries – Gas remaining unconnected – Electricity being disconnected due to illegal fuse box – Whether vendor had made misrepresentations in…
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Johnson and another v Bournemouth Borough Council
Lease — Assignment of short-term lease — Long-term intention to seek purchase of freehold reversion — Formal and information inquiries prior to purchase — Concern over highway construction affecting property…
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McCullaugh v Lane Fox & Partners Ltd
Estate agent negligently misstating to plaintiff purchaser extent of property — Purchaser exchanging within two days without survey — Whether vendor’s agent owing duty of care to purchaser for negligent…
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Sky Properties Ltd v Giftboat Projects Ltd
Action for rescission and return of deposit – Allegedly misleading replies to preliminary inquiries relating to disputes and notices – Whether letter can amount to a "notice" – Conduct amounting…