Brill & Co v Penn
Brill & Co v Penn
- 1997
- Property, planning & compensation reports [1997] 74 P&CR 210-220(11) .
CA 16 April 1997. Real property - mortgage fraud - vendor`s solicitor aware that purchaser`s solicitor acting also for building society - whether solicitor`s warranty that was duly authorised on behalf of vendor was given to building society through whom purchaser would be borrowing money to complete purchase - whether loss caused by breach of warranty of authority - when appropriate to order that costs be taxed on indemnity rather than standard basis. (Headnotes)
AUTHORISATION
BUILDING SOCIETY
DEBT
MORTGAGE FRAUD
SOLICITOR
CA 16 April 1997. Real property - mortgage fraud - vendor`s solicitor aware that purchaser`s solicitor acting also for building society - whether solicitor`s warranty that was duly authorised on behalf of vendor was given to building society through whom purchaser would be borrowing money to complete purchase - whether loss caused by breach of warranty of authority - when appropriate to order that costs be taxed on indemnity rather than standard basis. (Headnotes)
AUTHORISATION
BUILDING SOCIETY
DEBT
MORTGAGE FRAUD
SOLICITOR