The parties lived together and held the property as beneficial joint tenants. After the split up and the claimant let the house, she sought an order for its sale, and the appellant defendant sought an order that he should take the equity in the property. The joint tenancy had been severed. The defendant said that they had agreed that he should take the full proceeds if he discharged the arrears under the mortgage. She denied that any agreement was completed, and that the appellant had in any event not satisfied his conditions.
Held: The appeal failed.
Judges:
Mummery LJ, Lawrence Collins LJ, Sir Paul Kennedy
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Civ 366
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Gillett v Holt and Another CA 23-Mar-2000
Repeated Assurances Created Equitable Estoppel
Repeated assurances, given over years, that the claimant would acquire an interest in property on the death of the person giving the re-assurance, and upon which the claimant relied to his detriment, could found a claim of equitable estoppel. The . .
Cited – Jennings v Rice, Wilson, Marsh, Norris, Norris, and Reed CA 22-Feb-2002
The claimant asserted a proprietary estoppel against the respondents. He had worked for the deceased over many years, for little payment, and doing more and more for her. Though he still worked full time at first, he came to spend nights at the . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Trusts, Land
Updated: 22 October 2022; Ref: scu.251502