Property Fraud – Be Aware … Be Alert(ed)!
The Court of Appeal has decided that solicitors acting for sellers of property should share responsibility with solicitors acting for buyers in cases where clients lose money because of fraudulent ‘sellers’. In both cases decided by the Court...
High Court grants service of an injunction by text message
In NPV v QEL and another, a recent High Court case regarding the misuse of private information and harassment, the court granted an interim injunction against 2 defendants. The order allowed the injunction application and order to be served on the second defendant by...
Bank of Mum & Dad beware!
A recent High Court decision starkly illustrates the pitfalls when parents lend money for house purchases and rely on family ties rather than legal contracts … David & Glenda Joy from Bude in Cornwall lent their daughter Lucy £90,000 which they said...
Caution when exercising break clauses in leases
The High Court has recently held that a break notice served on behalf of someone who had not yet been registered as the proprietor of the leasehold title is not sufficient to end the lease. A ten year lease was granted to the original tenant in March 2013 with...