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What constitutes actual occupation?

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 19 2010

In Link Lending Ltd v Hussein and another, the Court of Appeal considered what constitutes actual occupation so as to defeat an application for a possession order

Negligent valuations and contributory negligence

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • February 28 2013

In Webb Resolutions Ltd v E.Surv Ltd claims for negligently valuing two properties (A and B) were brought against the defendant. The defendant acted

Make enquiries of occupiers

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 20 2010

A lender that does not make enquiries of persons known to be in occupation of a property runs the risk that such persons' interests in the property, if any, may override that of the lender

Two bites at the cherry

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 28 2012

Care needs to be taken when withdrawing proceedings where the intention is to bring the same claim at a later date

Cross claim scuppers demand

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 24 2009

Where a debtor's and guarantor's obligations are co-extensive and a statutory demand would be set aside as against the debtor, it would be unjust not to set a statutory demand aside as against the guarantor

Cause of action against Courts Service

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 21 2009

Where the Courts Service failed to notify the Land Registry of a bankruptcy petition with the effect that property was disposed of without a pending action having been registered, the trustee in bankruptcy had a right to claim damages

Without prejudice correspondence and acknowledgement of title

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 23 2009

"Without prejudice" correspondence is not admissible (save in exceptional circumstances) in subsequent proceedings between the same parties

Enforcing charging orders

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 21 2010

The court held there are no rules or presumptions as to the size of a debt or its relative value to the security when considering orders for sale

No claim against Court Service

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 19 2010

We first reported on The Trustee in Bankruptcy of Louise St John Poulton v Ministry of Justice in the October 2009 banking update

Surveyor's duty of care

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • October 21 2010

The court has held that a surveyor does owe a buy-to-let purchaser a duty of care to get the rental valuation correct