Bank of Scotland v Hussain [2010] EWHC 2812 (Ch)

Co-Owners In Actual Occupation: High priority

Ruth Hughes considers the requirements of actual occupation and the level of involvement in a mortgage grant that will prevent a co-owner from claiming priority over the mortgagee A vivid example of the principle that a person prevented from being at a property against his will can nevertheless be in actual occupation of it is …

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Fraud: A breaking wave?

Peter Dodge discusses the potential for increased litigation and the themes that may emerge ‘Uncertainty tends to produce litigation. When the courts clarify principles of law, experienced litigants such as lenders and insurers can then compromise claims on the basis of that clarification.’ It is a truism that cyclical falls in property prices following periods …

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