Tanfield’s members advise on:
- representations made before contract
- the construction of contracts for sale, transfers, options and similar documents
- mistake
- misrepresentation, misdescription and non-disclosure
- deduction and investigation of title
- interests affecting land, such as easements and restrictive covenants where registered and where not
- contractual disputes arising out of such documents
- remedies for breach of agreement for sale including issues related to:
- rescission
- damages
- forfeiture of deposit and the power to order repayment of the deposit under s.49(2) of the LPA 1925
- whether a deposit is a penalty
- specific performance and defences to the same
- vendor and purchaser summons
- registration of title at HM Land Registry and issues relating to the registration gap including:
- Registrable dispositions
- Effect of registration
- Legal and equitable title pending registration
- Enforcement of landlord and tenant covenants during the gap
- Service of notices during the gap
- Operation of enfranchisement during the gap
- real property finance
- licences
- rectification of documents
- rectification of title
- conveyancing disputes
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