Damages for loss of house purchase
Language: English Series: Independent ; 12/7/88 p8Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: In Suleman v Shahsavari and others , ChD 17 June 1988, it was held that where a vendor`s solicitor had signed a contract for the sale of property as agent for the vendor without authority, and the vendor subsequently refused to complete the sale, the measure of damages against the solicitors could be assessed as the difference between the contract price of the property and the value of the property when the purchaser lost his purchase.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2428-36 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 63074-1001 |
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In Suleman v Shahsavari and others , ChD 17 June 1988, it was held that where a vendor`s solicitor had signed a contract for the sale of property as agent for the vendor without authority, and the vendor subsequently refused to complete the sale, the measure of damages against the solicitors could be assessed as the difference between the contract price of the property and the value of the property when the purchaser lost his purchase.