In Re Hamilton-Snowball’s Conveyance: 1958

The vendor had received, between contract and completion, compensation for the requisition of the premises.
Held: The vendor under a contract for sale is only a qualified trustee for the purchaser of the premises with vacant possession, together with any physical accretions thereto, and not of any right to compensation moneys payable to him under an Act of Parliament which did not, in the absence of express provision in the contract, form part of the subject matter of the sale.

Judges:

Upjohn J

Citations:

[1958] Ch 308

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedEnglewood Properties Limited v Patel and Another ChD 16-Feb-2005
The claimant was a property developer, which sought to sell a row of shops at auction. One lot was a Woolworths store, where the company owned both freehold and leasehold interests, with Woolworths occupying an underlease, which the claimant had . .
CitedEnglewood Properties Limited v Patel and Another ChD 16-Feb-2005
The claimant was a property developer, which sought to sell a row of shops at auction. One lot was a Woolworths store, where the company owned both freehold and leasehold interests, with Woolworths occupying an underlease, which the claimant had . .
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Land, Contract

Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.223736