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Harriet Durn contributes to an Estates Gazette legal Q&A on contracts for purchase of development sites and resisting specific performance

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Harriet Durn, Associate in our Real Estate Disputes team, contributes to an Estates Gazette legal Q&A on contracts for purchase of development sites and resisting specific performance.

The Q&A considers whether a purchaser of a development site can resist an order for specific performance where the seller’s ability to complete is dependent on a third party, such as a local authority. The scenario centres on a buyer who declined to complete after questioning whether the seller could secure the necessary third-party agreement within the required timeframe.

Read the full Q&A in Estates Gazette here (subscription required).

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