Real property and conveyancing
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Stewart and others v Watts
Occupation of land – Lease or licence – Almshouses – Allocation of flat to person appointed as beneficiary of almshouse charity – Charity trustees later claiming possession on grounds of…
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Quilter v Hodson Developments Ltd
Sale of land – Misrepresentation – Damages – Sale of flat in development – Developer held liable for inducing purchase by misrepresentation regarding existence of disputes over heating and hot…
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Marlbray Ltd v Laditi and another
Sale of land – Contract – Validity – Contract for sale of lease of unit in “aparthotel” development – Contract specifying “purchaser” as husband and wife jointly and severally but…
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Purrunsing v A’Court & Co (a firm) and another
Sale of land – Duties of solicitor – Breach of trust – Fraudulent vendor purporting sell property – Purchaser bringing claim for breach of trust against his registered conveyancer and…
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Financial Conduct Authority v Asset Land Investment plc and another
Sale of land – Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 – Collective investment scheme – Scheme involving sale of plots of land on various sites to investors with representations regarding…
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Hakimzay Ltd v Swailes
Sale of land – Contract – Rescission – Contract for sale of residential property – Purchaser serving notice to complete on vendor – Vendor failing to complete by specified date…
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Royal Mail Estates Ltd v Maples Teesdale (a firm)
Sale of land – Contract – Companies Act 1985 – Agent signing contract on behalf of purchaser company – Company not yet incorporated at time of contracting but parties unaware…
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Southern Pacific Mortgages Ltd and others v Scott
Sale of land – Equity release scheme – Mortgage – Land Registration Act 2002 – Sales of residential properties with promise by purchaser that vendors entitled to remain in their…
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CLP Holding Co Ltd v Singh and another
Sale of land – Contract – Purchase price – VAT – Vendor of property selling property on which VAT exemption waived – Vendor becoming liable to VAT of £22,750 on…
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Cosmichome Ltd v Southampton City Council
Sale of land – Covenants – Enforcement – Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 – Transfer of land containing covenants expressed to benefit so much of adjoining land of vendor as…
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Cohen v Teseo Properties Ltd and others
Real property and conveyancing Sale of land
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Cohen v Teseo Properties Ltd and others
Sale of land – Contract – Termination – Specific performance – Defendant contracting to purchase property from claimant for redevelopment – Contractual conditional upon defendant obtaining planning permission – Defendant…