The buyers agreed to purchase a property at auction, but having failed to complete they were served with a notice to complete. They challenged that notice saying there was an outstanding writ for possession against the property, and that ministerial consent had not been obtained for the sale. It was held that the claim for forfeiture did not bring the lease to an end, and in this case was clearly unsustainable in law. Nor did the lack of ministerial consent vitiate the lease. The challenges did not go to title and the notice to complete stood.
Citations:
Gazette 16-Mar-2000, Times 29-Mar-2000
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Land
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.83164
