Conveyancing: The validity of collateral contracts and warranties

Heath Marshall reviews a case where oral terms were agreed as consideration for entering into the main contract, and arguments arose as to their validity ‘The principle therefore to be derived from North Eastern Properties is that s2 does not prevent parties to a composite transaction from separating the land contract from the rest of …
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Cases Referenced

  • Couchman v Hill [1947] KB 554 (CA)
  • Dick Bentley Productions v Harold Smith (Motors) Ltd [1965] 2 All ER 65 (CA)
  • Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon [1976] QB 801 (CA)
  • Evans & Son (Portsmouth) Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [1976] 2 All ER 930 (CA)
  • Firstpost Homes Ltd v Johnson [1995] 1 WLR 1567
  • Godden v Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association [1997] NPC 1
  • Grossman v Hooper [2001] EWCA Civ 615
  • Heilbut Symons & Co v Buckleton [1913] AC 30
  • Keay & anor v Morris Homes (West Midlands) Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 90
  • Kilcarne Holdings Ltd v Targetfollow (Birmingham) Ltd [2004] EWHC 2547 (Ch)
  • McCausland v Duncan Lawrie Ltd [1997] 1 WLR 38
  • North Eastern Properties Ltd v Coleman & anor [2010] EWCA Civ 277
  • Record v Bell [1991] 1 WLR 853
  • Tootal Clothing Ltd v Guinea Properties Ltd (1992) 64 P & CR 452
  • Wright v Robert Leonard (Developments) Ltd [1994] NPC 49