Category: sale of land

Good Faith Clauses in Development Agreements – Tanfield Chambers

Posted December 9th, 2015 in contracts, interpretation, news, sale of land, standards, statutory duty by sally

‘In recent years it has become increasingly common for parties to a development agreement to agree to act towards one another with “good faith”. The meaning and extent of the obligations on the contracting parties imposed by such clauses is often difficult to ascertain. The purpose of this paper is to consider a number of cases in which good faith clauses, implied and express, are discussed and identify the general principles that apply to development agreements.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 30th November 2015

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Dudley Muslim Association v Dudley MBC – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted December 9th, 2015 in appeals, contracts, enforcement, estoppel, local government, news, planning, sale of land by sally

‘Amanda Eilledge explores the availability of public law defences and promissory estoppel in the context of a contract for the sale of land following the decision in Dudley Muslim Association v Dudley MBC [2015] EWCA Civ 1123.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 9th December 2015

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When can the courts rule on the legality of future behaviour? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 6th, 2015 in animals, crime, crime prevention, human rights, licensing, local government, news, sale of land by sally

‘This case concerned the application of the law in relation to future conduct, in particular, the role of the judicial review procedure in determining what precisely is meant by the prohibition on the selling of live animals under the Pet Animals Act 1951.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th August 2015

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Bagum v Hafiz and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 30th, 2015 in appeals, law reports, sale of land, trusts by sally

Bagum v Hafiz and another [2015] EWCA Civ 801; [2015] WLR (D) 329

‘Sections 14 and 15 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 conferred on the court a substantially wider discretion, exercised on the basis of wider considerations, than the trustees themselves enjoyed acting without either the beneficiaries’ consent or a court order. The court’s powers were there to enable the property to be dealt with justly when the beneficiaries could not agree and direct the trustees how to deal with the property.’

WLR Daily, 22nd July 2015

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‘Negligent’ firm escapes payout after court finds no causation – Legal Futures

Posted July 1st, 2015 in negligence, news, sale of land, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has dismissed a claim of professional negligence against a firm of solicitors because, although the claimant successfully established liability, no loss or damage was found to have been caused.’

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Legal Futures, 1st July 2015

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Solicitor jailed for role in £4.3m land-banking scam – Legal Futures

Posted June 3rd, 2015 in banking, confiscation, fraud, news, proceeds of crime, sale of land, sentencing, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘A solicitor has been jailed for five and a half years for his role in a £4.3m land-banking scam.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd June 2015

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Carlyle (Appellant) v Royal Bank of Scotland (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted March 25th, 2015 in appeals, law reports, loans, sale of land, Scotland, Supreme Court, telecommunications by sally

Carlyle (Appellant) v Royal Bank of Scotland (Respondent) (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 13 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 11th March 2015

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The pitfalls of sale and rent back – New Square Chambers

Posted December 3rd, 2014 in fraud, housing, landlord & tenant, loans, mortgages, news, sale of land, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has confirmed the risks of sale and rent back arrangements in Southern Pacific Mortgages Ltd v Scott [2014] UKSC 52. Mrs Scott was the vendor in a sale and rent back. Against her knowledge the purchaser had obtained a mortgage to fund the purchase of her home and defaulted, causing it to be repossessed. She was unsuccessful in arguing that her lease took priority to the mortgage.’

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New Square Chambers, 28th November 2014

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Japanese Knotweed: Asbos for failure to control invasive plants – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2014 in ASBOs, environmental protection, news, sale of land by sally

‘People who fail to control the spread of invasive non-native plants such as Japanese Knotweed could be fined or receive anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos), the government says.’

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BBC News, 19th November 2014

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The knotty problem of Fallopia Japonica – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted November 18th, 2014 in environmental protection, misrepresentation, news, nuisance, sale of land, waste by sally

‘Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) was originally introduced to the UK in the 1850s as an ornamental plant and animal feed, but it has spread rapidly and estimates now suggest at least one infestation in every 10km2. Knotweed can grow 3 – 4m in a 10 week growing season, and as little as 0.7 grams of rhizome can produce a new plant within only 10 days. The rhizomes can spread to a depth of 3 metres, and 7 metres horizontally. This strong growth and invasive root system can damage concrete foundations, buildings, roads, paving and retaining walls. For good reason, therefore, Knotweed is described by the Environment Agency as “indisputably the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant”.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 10th November 2014

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Supreme Court: ‘sale and rent back’ firm could not grant tenants proprietary rights over properties before sale completed – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 24th, 2014 in leases, mortgages, news, repossession, sale of land by sally

‘A firm that purchased properties in the north east of England on the condition that the previous owners would be entitled to remain in their homes indefinitely was not in a position to make such a promise, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2014

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VAT on property transfers and hierarchy clauses: CLP Holding Company – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted October 15th, 2014 in contracts, news, sale of land, VAT by sally

‘Over the summer, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of CLP Holding Company Ltd v Singh (1) & Kaur (2) [2014] EWCA Civ 1103. The case throws up some useful warnings and reminders about VAT on property transfers, the proper construction of contracts and hierarchy clauses.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 8th October 2014

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High Court imposes civil restraint order on former solicitor – Legal Futures

Posted March 11th, 2014 in news, restraint orders, sale of land, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has slapped an extended civil restraint order on a former solicitor whose conduct in bringing a series of claims established a “history” of indifference to court orders.’

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Legal Futures, 11th March 2014

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Anthony White Estates Ltd v National Grid Electricity Transmission plc – WLR Daily

Posted March 5th, 2014 in appeals, compensation, contracts, energy, law reports, news, sale of land, valuation by sally

Anthony White Estates Ltd v National Grid Electricity Transmission plc [2014] EWCA Civ 216; [2014] WLR (D) 108

‘Fair compensation payable to a landowner in respect of the grant of statutory wayleave for an electricity power line, pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989, was to be calculated by reference to the loss in value of the land and the principle of equivalence. Where a landowner had entered into a contract for the sale of land, which was conditional on the termination of an existing contractual wayleave for a power line and the removal of the line, and the Secretary of State had granted a statutory wayleave on the termination of the contractual one, the compensation to which the landowner was entitled was the difference between the contract price for the land in question at the valuation date and the open market value of the land once the statutory wayleave had been granted.’

WLR Daily, 3rd March 2014

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Nugent v Nugent – WLR Daily

Posted January 15th, 2014 in cautions, land registration, law reports, sale of land by sally

Nugent v Nugent: [2013] EWHC 4095 (Ch);   [2013] WLR (D)  516

‘The High Court’s inherent jurisdiction pertaining to the vacation of cautions registered under the Land Registration Act 1925 applied equally to applications for the cancellation of unilateral notices against title registered under the successor provisions of the Land Registration Act 2002.’

WLR Daily, 20th December 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Snelling and another v Burstow Parish Council – WLR Daily

Posted November 14th, 2013 in appeals, law reports, local government, sale of land by sally

Snelling and another v Burstow Parish Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1411: [2013] WLR (D)  433

“A parish council was entitled to use its power under either section 32 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 or section 27 of the Commons Act 1876 to sell land containing garden allotments which had come under its management by virtue of section 33 of the 1908 Act. Where the land had been acquired but not purchased for use as allotments, section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925 did not apply and the consent of the Secretary of State was not required for the sale.”

WLR Daily, 12th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Power of sale – can the mortgagee be forced to wait? – New Square Chambers

Posted November 5th, 2013 in Crown, jurisdiction, mortgages, news, sale of land, Turks and Caicos Islands by sally

“In Temple Mortgage Fund Ltd v Att-Gen for the Turks and Caicos Islands (unreported, Supreme Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands, 26 July 2013), until just before the trial the only issue appeared to be the timing of the mortgagee’s exercise of its power of sale. However, at a very late stage the Defendant raised a further issue, namely whether certain provisions in the Plaintiff’s charge were binding on the Crown at all. Both issues were determined in favour of the Plaintiff.”

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New Square Chambers, 31st October 2013

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A negative note – New Square Chambers

Posted November 5th, 2013 in appeals, debts, mortgages, news, repossession, sale of land by sally

“As everyone knows, a mortgagee may go into possession before the paper has cooled down after coming out of the printer, or something like that. But under modern conditions, and particularly with residential mortgages, the strictness of this rule is reduced or removed by agreement or the impact of statute. Even so the principle that the mortgagee is entitled to possession and the limits on the court’s power to deny him that entitlement means that a mortgagor in distress may have very little control over his fate.”

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New Square Chambers, 31st October 2013

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Proceedings brought by Schneider – WLR Daily

Posted October 7th, 2013 in conflict of laws, EC law, guardianship, jurisdiction, law reports, sale of land by sally

Proceedings brought by Schneider (Case C-386/12); [2013] WLR (D) 366

“Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, and, in particular article 22(1) thereof in relation to jurisdiction in proceedings concerning rights in rem in immoveable property, did not apply to non-contentious proceedings by which a national of a member state who had been declared to be lacking full capacity and placed under guardianship in that member state had applied to a court in another member state for authorisation to sell his share of a property situated in that other member state.”

WLR Daily, 3rd October 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Allotment holders win victory over Eric Pickles’ building plan – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2013 in judicial review, local government, news, sale of land by sally

“A group of allotment-holders is celebrating victory over Eric Pickles in a long-running battle over the development of a site that has been used for more than a century.”

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The Independent, 2nd August 2013

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