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Urban Manor Limited v Sadiq: CA 20 Feb 1997

Appeal by prospective purchaser of property from order that contract rescinded, and deposit forfeited. Judges: Morritt LJ Citations: Gazette 26-Mar-1997, Times 21-Mar-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 1062, [1997] 1 WLR 1016 Links: Bailii Statutes: Land Registration Act 1925 110 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – McCausland and Another v Duncan Lawrie Ltd and Another CA … Continue reading Urban Manor Limited v Sadiq: CA 20 Feb 1997

Raymere Ltd v Belle Vue Gardens Ltd: CA 17 Jul 2003

Tenants of a block of flats sought enfranchisement. The landlord said the notices were defective in that the office copies supplied did not show the entitlement of the persons giving notice at the relevant time. Held: The scheme for collective enfranchisement must apply with equal rigour to unregistered and registered land. The consequence of non-compliance … Continue reading Raymere Ltd v Belle Vue Gardens Ltd: CA 17 Jul 2003

Patel and Another v Daybells (a Firm): CA 27 Jul 2001

Land was purchased and a resale negotiated before it was registered. An undertaking was accepted that the seller’s solicitor would discharge all charges. The purchasers sought to avoid completion by saying the Act required them to be registered before completion. The matter was completed but the seller’s bank refused to sign the release. The bank … Continue reading Patel and Another v Daybells (a Firm): CA 27 Jul 2001

Paige v Webb: CA 26 Jul 2001

The claimant sought rescission of a consent order for specific performance made in an earlier action. The purchasers had not complied simply with the order, but had sought to bring back certain parts of the original contract. Held: Once an order for specific performance has been made, the matter of how the contract is to … Continue reading Paige v Webb: CA 26 Jul 2001

P and O Overseas Holdings Ltd v Rhys Braintree Ltd and Another: CA 12 Mar 2002

The first defendant appealed the award of interest on an order for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. It had declined to complete the purchase because the seller had not been registered as proprietor of the land, and the transfer to it had not been stamped. Held: The transfer to the … Continue reading P and O Overseas Holdings Ltd v Rhys Braintree Ltd and Another: CA 12 Mar 2002

Habermann v Koehler and Another (No 2): CA 22 Nov 2000

A house owner allowed occupiers in and gave a informal option for them to buy it. He later charged it and sold the property to the chargee in satisfaction of the debt. Before buying it the mortgagee enquired of the occupiers as to whether they intended to purchase the property, and their reply did not … Continue reading Habermann v Koehler and Another (No 2): CA 22 Nov 2000

Silkstone and Another v Tatnall: ChD 2 Jul 2010

The court was asked whether a Land Registry Adjudicator could refuse to accept a party’s withdrawal from the adjudication. The parties had disputed a right of way. The claimant wanted to add a claim under the 1925 Act, but after this was refused, he had sought to withdraw leaving open a right to pursue a … Continue reading Silkstone and Another v Tatnall: ChD 2 Jul 2010