Chancery Division
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Singh v Sardar Investments Ltd and others
Signatory to sale contract misrepresenting his authority to act for vendor company — Purchaser serving notice to complete — Prospective mortgagee withdrawing shortly before expiry date — Purchaser claiming specific…
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Prestige Properties Ltd v Chief Land Registrar*
Claimant’s solicitor applying for Land Registry search — Certificate giving erroneous information — Claimant reaching costly compromise with other party to transaction — Claimant seeking indemnity from registrar under section…
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Barclays Bank plc v Savile Estates Ltd
Old-fashioned rent review provision — Landlord entitled to apply for appointment of surveyor in default of agreement — Tenant serving notice purporting to make time of essence — Whether such…
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First Property Growth Partnership LP v Royal & Sun Alliance Property Services Ltd
Landlord’s trigger notice — Whether served too late — Lease providing specifically for earliest but not for latest date — Review date specified as “material date” for other rent review…
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St Ermins Property Co v Tingay
Lessee of flat seeking to extend lease — Notice under section 42 of Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 signed by donee of enduring power of attorney –…
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Stylli and others v Hamberton Properties Inc
Defendant landlord responsible for insurance of property through managing agents — Insurers refusing to continue cover — Managing agents failing to obtain alternative cover — Claimant tenants applying for appointment…
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Active Estates Ltd v Parness and another
Lease of business premises — Lessor entitled in event of disclaimer to require guarantors to take new lease — Liquidator disclaiming lease — Lessor continuing to allow lessee’s associate company…
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Andrews v Sohal
Lease — Permitted uses — Landlord’s consent to use not to be unreasonably refused — Several leases containing same user covenants — Whether a scheme of development — Whether user…
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Alliance & Leicester Building Society and others v Edgestop Ltd and others
Pleading application — Building society — Valuation — False representations of employee — Vicarious liability — Estate agents joined in action for repayment of loans as vicariously liable for actions…
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A&J Mucklow (Birmingham) Ltd v Metro-Cammell Weymann Ltd
Option to determine lease prematurely — Whether tenant validly exercising break clause — Whether landlord estopped from denying validity — High court holding that break clause to be strictly construed…
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Atkins v Atkins and another
Solicitors acting for both parties — Parties related by blood — Money raised by son on security of mother’s house — Initial transaction for amount of money owing on mortgage…