Legal

The great escape

By and Richard Crossfield Richard Crossfield06 June 2008

Squaring up: Legal & General and Metrovacesa reworked their deal on Walbrook Square to avoid going to court

Falling property prices mean that buyers want to escape contracts, while sellers are trying to make them stick. Richard Crossfield explains the legal tactics for both sides

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