Given the Law Society’s ongoing attempts to amend the Property Information Form (see July/August 2024 edition (p7)), it is fair to say that any cases involving misrepresentation and land law are likely to be closely scrutinised. The HC dismissed a recent misrepresentation claim, but the judgment included a helpful summary of the principles relating to …
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The HC has heard a case brought by a trustee in bankruptcy relating to varying an express declaration of trust. The facts involve a couple, a divorce and a bankruptcy, but at its heart is the purchase of a property by a couple. When they purchased it in 2001, they declared on the transfer that …
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The SC has heard a case which will be of interest to many property practitioners as it involves right to manage (RTM) companies. The press summary is as follows: ‘Background to the Appeal This appeal concerns the operation of the regime in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (the “CLRA”) under which qualifying tenants …
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