Equitable Interests: Showing an interest

Michael Gouriet and Jemma Thomas report on the basis in which an interest in property may be secured by proprietary estoppel ‘The detriment suffered need not be financial but must be substantial, and must be judged at the point when the person who gave the assurance seeks to renege on it.’ Establishing an equitable interest …
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Proprietary Estoppel: Deal or no deal

Christopher Lloyd examines the current approach of the court to proprietary estoppel as indicated in Bradbury v Taylor</em Assurances or promises do not need to be the sole reason for the representee’s conduct: it is sufficient if they are an inducement. The inexorable rise in real property prices over the last half-century means that a …
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