Home / Property / Investigating title / Searches and enquiries

Legal News

Seller liable for fraudulent misrepresentation

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis
Published on: 26 January 2016
Published by a LexisNexis Property expert

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What were the facts of the case?
  • What did the High Court decide?
  • Untrue representations
  • Reliance
  • Fraud/recklessness
  • Aggregation of knowledge
  • The standard of proof
  • Conclusion
  • What are the implications of the decision?

Article summary

Property analysis: When can a buyer rescind a contract for misrepresentation and when is it entitled to damages?

Powered by Lexis+®
Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom

Related documents:

2 Checklists
4 News
View More
6 Q&As
View More
Powered by Lexis+®

Related documents:

2 Checklists
4 News
View More
6 Q&As
View More

Popular documents

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries—CPSE

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries—CPSEThis Practice Note looks at the Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) and the lawyer’s Completion Requirements (SCRs). It includes:•links to the CPSEs and SCRs•an overview of how and when CPSEs are used in a transaction•links to template replies to

Residential property—enquiries before contract

Residential property—enquiries before contractThis Practice Note contains links to the standard residential pre-contract enquiries.For general guidance on raising and responding to enquiries before contract, see Practice Note: Property—enquiries before contract.For guidance on enquiries before

Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purpose

Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purposeThe Land Charges Act 1972 (LCA 1972) provides for certain charges and incumbrances relating to unregistered land to be registered as land charges in the land charges register maintained by the Land Charges Department of HM Land

Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status

Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding statusThis Practice Note looks at overriding interests under the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002). It contains detailed content on actual occupation as an overriding interest as well as linking to