Loss for breach of covenant not to be assessed by reference to the value of the property at the date of the breach *

United Kingdom - April 4 2013
In February 2008, Hooper contracted to sell a house to Oates for £605,000 with an agreed completion date of 30 June 2008. Oates failed to complete…

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“Qualifying works” for the purposes of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 must be considered cumulatively *

United Kingdom - April 4 2013
The claimants were a group of tenants who occupied chalets on a holiday site owned by Francis under 999 year leases. Francis undertook various works…

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Successors in title liable to perform positive covenants where covenants are linked to rights which the successors in title will continue to exercise *

United Kingdom - April 4 2013
The Wilkinsons and others owned bungalows in a holiday village owned by Kerdene. The original conveyances of the bungalows granted the purchasers…

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Actual sale of freehold required for landlord to operate a break clause linked to overage payable on a sale *

United Kingdom - April 4 2013
HFI was the landlord of four petrol stations and Park was the tenant. The leases contained a break clause permitting the landlord to terminate on…

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Damages for breach of contract can include reasonably foreseeable diminution of value of property *

United Kingdom - April 4 2013
Gubbins engaged John Grimes to design a road and drainage scheme for a residential development and to obtain local authority approval. John Grimes…

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