Case Law

Question 1

Hardy v Griffiths [2014]

Answer 1

• Offer accepted
• Verbal from vendors agents - not aware of any issues but old property so no warranty as to condition
• Exchange of contracts
• Buyers lender survey identified damp and rot
• Seller tried to pull out
• ‘Buyer Beware’
• Special conditions of sale - ‘buyer accepts the property in its physical state @ date of contract unless seller is building or converting it