The claimant estate agency sought payment of fees on the sale of a property. The defendants denied that the claimant had been the effective cause of the sale.
Held: The claim failed. The agents had not been sufficiently causative of the sale.
Judges:
His Honour Judge Richard Seymour QC
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 2901 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Bow’s Emporium v A R Brett and Co Ltd 1927
The court considered a claim for an estate agent’s commission.
Held: The claim failed. Lord Shaw of Dunfermline said: ‘the continuity between the original relation brought about by the agent and the ultimate transaction has not been merely . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Glentree Estates Ltd v Holbeton Ltd CA 5-Jul-2011
Agent to establish effective cause of a sale
The claimant estate agent appealed against dismissal of its claim for commission on the sale of the defendant’s property.
Held: The appeal failed. Glentree failed to establish that it was either ‘the’ or ‘an’ effective cause of the sale. What . .
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Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.430509
