Sale of land
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Commissioners of Customs & Excise v Southern Primary Housing Ltd
VAT — Respondent taxpayer purchasing land — Taxpayer selling land and entering into development contract with purchaser — Whether taxpayer able to recover VAT paid on initial acquisition of land…
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PP 2003/65
The seller of land, when answering questions, can no longer rely on the motto “when in doubt say nowt”, but must give the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but…
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Bullman and another v Berkeley Homes (Essex) Ltd and others
Claimants owning a flying freehold — Claimants transferring land to first defendant by way of contract, transfer document and plan — Flying freehold omitted from plan — Whether flying freehold…
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Pankhania and another v Hackney London Borough Council and another
Sale of freehold by auction — Particulars stating that site occupied by car park company under licence — Vendors’ agent aware that occupier likely to make successful claim to tenancy…
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PP 2002/219
Standard contract conditions can be injurious to health. One of the ways in which a land owner can shoot himself in the foot is to sell off part of his…
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Behzadi v Shaftesbury Hotels Ltd
Intermediate obligation — Contractual time-limit for performance — Time-limit expires — Whether notice making time of the essence can be served at expiration of time-limit or only after a reasonable…
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P&O Overseas Holdings Ltd v Rhys Braintree Ltd and another
Contract for sale of land — Stamp duty — Respondent contracting to sell land not yet in its ownership — Appellant purchaser to pay purchase price on completion date five…
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Braymist Ltd and others v Wise Finance Co Ltd
Sale of land — Respondent signing contract for sale of land as agent for unincorporated company — Appellant purchaser failing to comply with notice to complete — Judge holding respondent…
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Aslan v Berkeley House Properties Ltd
Contract — Sale of leases — Leases subject to right of lessor to serve break notice — Lessor concerned about missing fireplaces — Prospective assignee purporting to rescind contract –…
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Aberdeen Rubber Ltd v Knowles & Sons (Fruiterers) Ltd
Contract — Sale of heritable land — Reduction of disposition — Disposition allegedly conveying more than agreed in missives — Common intention of parties — Onus of proof — Whether…
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Atlantic Estates Ltd v Ezekiel
Auction sale — Premises described in particulars with photograph — Wine bar let under tenancy — Wine bar closed and tenant not paying rent — Whether misdescription — Whether misrepresentation…