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Law of Property Act 2000
69Restriction on vendor's right to rescind on purchaser's
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69 Restriction on vendor's right to rescind on purchaser's
objection
(1) In a contract for the sale of land, the vendor is not entitled to
exercise a right to rescind the contract, whether given by the
contract expressly or otherwise, on the ground of a requisition or
objection made by the purchaser unless the vendor gives the
purchaser 7 days notice of the vendor's intention to rescind (to
enable the purchaser to withdraw or waive the requisition or
objection).
(2) Subsection (1):
(a) applies only to contracts for the sale of land made after the
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(b) has effect despite any term of a contract for the sale of land to
the contrary.