A rather odd case dealing with competing charges on a right to buy property turned up at the High Court. Brighton & Hove City Council v Audus [2009] EWHC 340 (Ch) was an attempt by Brighton to challenge the validity of a second charge on the property held by the titleholder’s nephew, Mr Audus. Brighton were trying to ensure that there was some, or rather considerable, equity in the property against which their charge under Section 22 of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (for care home costs) could take effect.
The facts were briefly as follows. Mr & Mrs Bull were joint secure tenants … Read the full post
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