Professional Negligence

We were instructed by large groups in multiple claims for professional negligence, breach of trust and breach of contract against conveyancing solicitors relating to failed off-plan residential development schemes.

These claims were similar whilst involving different developments: Buyers typically paid large deposits of 50%-80% of the total purchase price. When the developments failed, the buyers lost their deposits with little to no building work completed. Elysium Law acted for nine separate groups and conducted successful and complex litigation. Each case was settled to the great satisfaction of our clients, and we obtained many multi-million-pound recoveries for our client groups.

These claims, whilst involving different developments were similar in that a Developer marketed and sold units in an off-plan project, predominantly to overseas buyers. These buyers intended to let the units upon completion. The developments use a fractional sales model and buyers typically paid large deposits of 50%-80% of the total purchase price. These deposits were due to be used to fund completion of the project and were held on trust within a ‘buyer company’, usually with the Sellers solicitor as director, pursuant to a legal charge.

The money held within the buyer company was then spent on construction and more pertinently marketing and the buyers lost their deposits with little to no building work completed.

Elysium Law have obtained many multi-million pound recoveries for client groups.

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