Caveat Emptor! Misrepresentation claims in residential property conveyancing - St Johns Chambers

Caveat Emptor! Misrepresentation claims in residential property conveyancing - St Johns Chambers

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Episode 4: Caveat emptor! Misrepresentation claims in residential property conveyancing

In this episode, Brittany Pearce and Joss Knight, consider misrepresentation claims following the sale of residential property. They discuss the basics of misrepresentation generally, specific features relating to conveyancing claims, recent cases they have been involved in and some reported cases, including:

  • Thorp v Abbotts [2015] EWHC 2142 (Ch)
  • William Sindall plc v Cambridgeshire County Council [1993] EWCA Civ 14
  • Morgan v Pooley [2010] EWHC 2447 (QB)
  • Rosser v Pacifico Ltd [2023] EWHC 1018 (Ch)

Finally, they finish with some advice and tips for litigators.

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