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001			ABS49810
008			090401t1993 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u72822
041			_aeng
245			_aBerkowitz v MW (St John`s Wood) Ltd and others
260			_c1993
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1993) 48 EG 133-136(4)
520			_aQBD 10 June 1993. The plaintiff engaged MW as agents to sell his long lease flat and agreed a price of £210,000 with a Mrs B. References were sought by the landlord before consent could be secured and Mrs B`s solicitors despatched two via MW. These were not read by employees of MW and turned out to relate to a Miss De B. Clarification as to the assignee was not supplied. Contracts were exchanged and soon afterwards Mrs B`s solicitors submitted a transfer for subsale to Miss De B at a higher price. After completion B claimed that MW knew of the subsale and had been negligent in not acting in his best interest to secure a higher price. Had he been told of the references he would have renegotiated the sale. Only nominal damages were awarded as the subsale, even if discovered, was for fraudulent purposes.
650			_aDUTY OF CARE
650			_aESTATE AGENTS
650			_aMORTGAGE FRAUD
650			_aREFERENCES
690			_aHOUSING-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c46023 _d46023