Fees and commissions
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Supreme Court rules against large fee for businessman who introduced £6m purchaser
Court decides that Philip Barton is entitled to no payment whatsoever
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Edwin Hill & Partners v First National Finance Corporation plc
Firm of surveyors — Development and other services provided for client — Client obtaining finance — Condition that further finance available if client instructs new firm — Original surveyors dismissed…
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Lewis & Graves v Harper
Estate agents’ claim for commission–Dispute as to amount claimed–No prior agreement as to rate of commission, but understanding that basis of remuneration should be by way of commission–Vendor had experience…
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Reiff Diner & Co v Catalytic International Incorporated
Disputed claim by estate agents for commission for acting on behalf of intending lessees of office premises–Agents not retained by lessors–Agreement by intending lessees to pay commission if agents found…
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Saunders v Soper
Accommodation Agencies Act 1953–Supplying address may not be charged for, but finding accommodation may–Agent’s appeal allowed and conviction quashed–McInnes v Clarke explained as a case in which a deposit was…
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Francis v Harris and another
Compensation for the acquisition of land — Surveyor’s fees — Whether implied agreement that surveyor’s fees for professional services in relation to compensation for the acquisition were to be limited…
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Picton Jones & Co v Arcadia Developments Ltd
Professional fees — Action by chartered surveyors — Defence of champerty — Agreement for payment of fees for carrying out instructions to acquire properties for use as amusement arcades, including…
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A A Dickson & Co v O’Leary
Estate agents’ claim for commission on sale of house–Commission payable ‘should we be successful in either directly or indirectly introducing a person ready, able and willing to purchase on terms…
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Milton Marlowe & Co v Southcut Ltd (Trading as Star Jeans)
Estate agents’ action for commission for introducing leasehold shop property to defendant company–Claim by plaintiffs that, the property not then being on the market and the plaintiffs not being retained…
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Bloom v Yefet
Claim for commission on the sale of a house made by a person who was not a professional estate agent but described as an ‘entrepreneur’ — Appeal against rejection of…
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Bentleys Estate Agents Ltd v Granix Ltd
Estate agents’ commission — Rival claims to entitlement for introduction of purchasers — Several firms instructed, of which two, one of them the plaintiffs, were claimants — Defendants, a property…
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Bernard Thorpe & Partners v Snook
Auctioneers’ claim for commission on sale of farm effected privately by vendor within three months after date of auction, the farm having failed to reach the reserve price — The…