Appeal by prospective purchaser of property from order that contract rescinded, and deposit forfeited.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:
Statutes:
Land Registration Act 1925 110
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – McCausland and Another v Duncan Lawrie Ltd and Another CA 18-Jun-1996
The parties entered into a written contract for the sale of land which, in error, provided for completion on a Sunday. The parties varied the date to the Friday but did not execute a new contract which would comply with section 2(1) of the 1989 Act. . .
Cited – Firstpost Homes Ltd v Johnson and Others CA 14-Aug-1995
The parties disputed whether a contract had been made. The proposed contract was contained in a letter and a plan but only the plan was signed by both parties.
Held: The requirements of Section 2 had not been satisfied because it was the . .
Cited by:
Cited – 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 . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Registered Land, Land
Updated: 05 November 2022; Ref: scu.141458
