"Even if one assumes that the Chancery Court has the power to order sale of mortgaged property on terms that displaced the mortgagee's right to possession, I do not consider that it follows from this that the County Court as part of its inherent jurisdiction can properly suspend an order or warrant for possession in order to enable the mortgagor to apply to the High Court for an order under section 91. Brief history In 1968 National Provincial Bank (including its subsidiary District Bank) and Westminster Bank, two of Britain's 'Big Five' banks, agreed to merge as National Westminster Bank. Under the auction contract the full balance of the purchase price is payable on completion. 13 December 2021. Abuse of Process and Re-litigation. It said: "The property is not vacant, there is a 60 strong beef cattle herd currently on the property. 54. MR HUNTER: Well, I'm not sure, sir, I've got to take legal advice after this hearing. The mortgagor put forward a number of reasons why the mortgagor should have conduct of the sale, one of those perceived benefits was that the mortgagor could remain in possession and resist an order for possession or the enforcement of an order for possession in favour of the mortgagee. Prima facie, if the same person enters into two contracts for the sale of the same piece of land both contracts are binding in the law of contract, although there is a plain inconsistency between them and the Court may have to determine what remedies to give to which purchaser and in what circumstances. Walking down Lord Street and turning onto Church Street in Fleetwood is the wonderful National Westminster Bank Building. National Crime Agency v Dong; National Westminster Bank v Jones; National Westminster Bank Plc v Morgan; National Provincial Bank v Ainsworth; Neale v Willis; It is an autonomous publicly-held company still trading under the NATWEST, NATIONAL WESTMINSTER and NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK marks but is now a fully-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Main Road. 84. 6. Sentencing Remarks of Mrs Justice Cockerill. The other differences between the two contracts favour the auction contract over the suggested position with K Hunter and Sons Limited. There is no application before the Court today to have the appointment set aside or to have the Receivers removed. They are in force. He is not in practical terms able to redeem the charges so he is not able to convey free from the charges. I don't understand the system, sir. The land which is the subject of the sale contract entered into at the auction is the land the subject of the charges. It may be that by reason of what is happening on the land, completion with Mr Taylor's company will not be in five days' time, it may be it will happen in late December or January, but that has come about not because Mr Taylor's company has required that and has only been prepared to bargain on that basis, but because Mr Hunter -- in breach I have to say of an order of the Court -- has manoeuvred himself to produce that adverse consequence. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: But you are in very considerable need of capable legal advice not later than tomorrow morning I would suggest to get on with this. We use necessary cookies to make our site work. What has happened, certainly so far as the bank's submission goes, is that Mr Hunter, acting through the agency of Receivers, has contracted to sell the property. Currently, both domestic bank account numbers and IBAN are in circulation. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: You cannot fail to understand that. Jul 2021. Those are the principal matters of fact which are material to the application to which I next refer. 6 bay facade. Sat 11 Feb 23. The beneficiaries named were the widow, children and remoter issue of the settlor. What strikes one from reading section 91(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925 is that it gives the Court in appropriate circumstances a power to order the sale of property. 8. The bank, National Westminster Bank Plc, is involved with the land and buildings to which I have referred pursuant to two legal charges, one dated 6th July 2006 and the second dated 12th April 2007. 72. A charge over book debts in a debenture which required the proceeds of the book debts to be paid into an account with the bank but placed no restriction on the use that could be made of the balance on the account thereafter was a floating and not a fixed charge, Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd v Barclays Bank Ltd (1979) 2 Lloyd's . Get 1 point on providing a valid sentiment to this The case of Rowlandson and others v. National Westminster Bank Limited, provides an example of such situation. Mr Hunter, I am asked to make an order in detailed terms. There is now insufficient time for the bank to be comfortable as to the terms of your proposals prior to the auction later this afternoon. There is no evidence before me that that consent was obtained or given. Having considered the effect of the conflicting contracts which exist and the challenge which Mr Hunter has raised to the conduct of the Receivers, I can now go to the ultimate issue which is whether the Court should exercise the jurisdiction it has which would enable Mr Hunter to sell the land to K Hunter and Sons Limited free from the charge, placing himself in breach of the contract with Mr Taylor's company, or whether the Court should make no such order. The Court of Appeal decision in National Westminster Bank Plc. The contracts of 23rd February 2011 separately relating to land at Manor Farm and land at Kirkdene have had the dates of the contracts on the cover sheet and within the body of the contract changed from 23rd February 2011 to 14th July 2011. The contracts provided for the buyer to take the land free from the bank's charge. Following Palk v Mortgages Services Funding, the court will not grant an order for possession for PB if Jakob is seeking sale of the property. By Clause 4.3 the bank is given the power to appoint a Receiver. Public Company Incorporated: 1968 Employees: 110,000 Assets: 98.64 billion (US$178.4 billion) Stock Index: London New York Tokyo National Westminster Bank (NatWest) was created in 1968 by the merger of three major banks all established in the early 19th century: the District Bank, the National . Hunter, Dan 13 13 1 13 Key, Jono 1 1 14 Macdougal, Ewan 12 . The tribunal held that the House of Lords decision in Westminster Bank Executor and Trustee Co (Channel Islands) Ltd v National Bank of Greece SA [1971] AC 945 remains the only decision that binds the lower courts on this point. It is possible this bank is of similar date and by the same architect. MISS WINDSOR: 52.4(2): "The appellant must file the appellant's notice at the appeal court within such period as may be directed by the lower court or where the court makes no such direction 21 days after the date of the decision of the lower court that the appellant wishes to appeal." MR HUNTER: And again factual information in my witness statements haven't been taken account of, sir. Orr. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: In practical terms one of the real, real problems about appeals is the transcript of the judgment. I have referred to that letter on the question of funding because the question of funding was raised in the communications between the parties prior to the auction in this case. Can I appeal that you're only giving me two weeks as a litigant in person to appeal, sir? But the land has been sold by contract to Mr Taylor's company. 67. That certainly means that Mr Hunter is not able to convey title to the charged property to a third party. Their payments fell into arrears and the building society started proceedings for repossession. Sorry, I don't understand what you're asking for. Hunter v Canary Wharf; Hussey v Palmer; Hydeshire Ltd's Application, Re; Hypo-Mortgage Services v Robinson (I) IAM Group plc v Chowdrey; . Mr Hunter, of course, will not be released from his covenant to pay the remainder of the debt. Once you create your profile, you will be able to: Claim the judgments where you have appeared by linking them directly to your profile and maintain a record of your body of work. 0.00%. For all those reasons I reach the conclusion that this application under section 91(2) must be dismissed. Thereafter she was absolutely entitled to the . On 26th August 2011 Mr Hunter applied in the Aylesbury Count Court for the following order -- I read from the application notice: "Application to permit me to complete a contract entered into in February 2011, varied on 14th July 2011, to sell Maple Barn, two barn conversions, farm buildings and 104 acres of farmland to K Hunter and Sons Limited for 1.55 million." MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Yes. At First Instance - National Westminster Bank Plc and Another and Barclays Bank Plc and Another v Inland Revenue Commissioners ChD 6-Aug-1993 A business expansion tax plan was valid if it was issued before the Income and Corporation Taxes Act. So for all those reasons I will abridge time to 14 days. There is an effective contract by Mr Hunter to sell to Mr Taylor's company. Citing: Applied - Henderson v Henderson 20-Jul-1843. Mr Taylor's company has acquired contractual rights. National Westminster Bank Plc (1968-date), established in London, is part of NatWest Group. 1895 for the London and Yorkshire Bank Ltd. by C. S. Nelson (Leeds). I do not have very much detail about the state of affairs in relation to the company, but Mr Hunter has told me at the hearing today that all of the shares are owned by Mrs Karen Hunter and that he believes that she is a director of that company. The leading authority which identified the potential of the sub-section is the decision of the Court of Appeal in Palk v. Mortgage Services Funding Plc [1993] Ch. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: So you want an order for today? That company was acquired off-the-shelf in around February 2007. Here's a classic example of the false and self-deluding nonsense that passes for peace efforts in the Holy Land. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Now, Miss Windsor, I have refused permission to appeal, but it remains open to Mr Hunter to serve an appellant's notice. 16. Previously, Hunter was Read More Contact Hunter Menton's Phone Number and Email Last Update 11/13/2022 7:20 PM Email h***@natwest.com They are in essentially the same terms, save that they relate to different parcels of land. That of course does not take from him his equity of redemption. 59. If one combines the two phrases "other than any matters other than the charge" what that is saying is that the sale will not be subject to the charge; the buyer under this contract is to take the property free from the charge. He says the company is controlled by his wife and he has no shareholding or other formal position in relation to it. National Westminster Bank v Somer [2002] QB 1286 5. That was a case, different from the present case, where the mortgagor suffering from severe negative equity wished to see the property sold and bring to an end the ongoing liability to pay interest, but the mortgagee did not intend to exercise its power of sale and did not wish to see the property sold at that point in the market. I am very far from satisfied on the material before me today that K Hunter and Sons Limited has tied up satisfactorily the question of funding a purchase at a price of 1.55 million. MISS WINDSOR: Although that does not have to be included in the bundle. Should they be successful in Court, which is likely to take six months or more, their tenancies on Manor Farm, Pitchcott will inevitably devalue the properties by up to 50 per cent. So I do not think there is any inconsistency in the order. Download Citation | Nestl v National Westminster Bank Plc [1993] 1 WLR 1260, Court of Appeal | Essential Cases: Equity & Trusts provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. In that correspondence it seemed to be common ground that K Hunter and Sons Limited or Mr Hunter were not in a position to pay the full amount of the purchase price at or around that time, indeed it would be necessary for an unspecified part of the purchase price to remain outstanding on mortgage for 12 months. There are well known authorities including Property & Bloodstock Limited v Emerton [1968] Ch.94, which say that when a mortgagee contracts to sell the mortgaged property the equity of redemption is suspended between the making of the contract and completion and is finally extinguished upon completion of that contract. MISS WINDSOR: No, because the consequence of that is [inaudible]. Ch., Walton J. 45. ( a) the names and addresses of the members; ( b) the date on which each person was registered as a member; and. 79. 3. He also ordered the First Defendant, Mr Hunter, to pay to the bank a sum of money which was a little under 3.5 million. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: If there is a public footpath and if you come to court asking for this to be varied then that is entirely something you can do and the Court will react to it when it has the evidence on which to act. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Right. Before confirming, please ensure that you have thoroughly read and verified the judgment. It is not a case where the contract which is first in time is valid and the contract which is second in time lacks legal effect. It seems to me inevitable that I must proceed today on the basis that the Receivers have been validly appointed and have the powers vested in them by the legal charges. Regina (Financial Conduct Authority) -v-. 55. He is the freeholder of the land, the land is subject to a mortgage and that mortgage on the face of it can be redeemed on payment of the full sum outstanding to the bank. Pursuant to the negotiations with Mr Hunter on 14th July 2011, some at least of the purchase price, perhaps a substantial part of the purchase price, was to be postponed for a 12 month period. National Westminster v Morgan [1985] AC 686 by Will Chen 2.I or your money back Check out our premium contract notes! This case. On the other hand, Mr Hunter, who is a stock farmer, has left upon the land a number of cattle, I think some 90 or so, although as a result of recent developments the number of cattle on the land today I understand is 3 cows. It is not said that any evidence as to the availability of funding beyond what was stated in the letters was provided to the bank before or on 14th July 2011. 48. Our 67,404 banking and credit card complaints stem from our 26 million accounts. 81. National Westminster Bank PLC. Mr Hunter had said in correspondence and has made it clear at the hearing today that the application which he makes is pursuant to the Court's power conferred by section 91(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925. Plainly, the bank's primary concern was to realise the value of its security so as to reduce the indebtedness owed to it. IBAN Mandatory Although, IBAN can be used for domestic payments in the UK, currently, it is not mandatory. GRAHAM STAPLES, secretary, 10 May 1994 - 1 May 1994. I say that because this case does not turn upon which contract is first in time. The cattle are chattels personal and are therefore goods and therefore the statutory provisions apply to the cattle. 49. 330. Privatbank 2. You have done this with full knowledge that I am still in possession of Manor Farm, Pitchcott. But if you cannot come to terms then you will be irrelevant and all these things will be done no matter what you think. As I have indicated the contracts of February 2011 were not completed. There have been further communications between Mr Hunter and the bank in the period from February 2011 to July 2011. Found National Westminster Bank Plc v Hunter & Anor useful? Enhance your digital presence and reach by creating a Casemine profile. 10 (National Westminster. Interact directly with CaseMine users looking for advocates in your area of specialization. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: He is a member of the public and the public has the right. I don't know, sir, but you tell me. Although Mr Hunter is not in a position to raise that money there still remains an equity of redemption in the event that he were able to raise that money. NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: What in practical terms does Mr Hunter have to do? The Court of Appeal is there to correct errors made by judges such as myself. Royal Trust Bank v National Westminster Bank plc [1996] BCC 613 was a decision of the Court of Appeal in relation to the nature of a floating charge . There is one other matter relating to the contract to which I ought to refer. I don't know if you do, but I'm just asking that question, sir. While he has tended to the cattle it may be that the bank has not done anything to interfere with or tend to the cattle itself. 64. My improved offer of 1.550 million to be paid in 12 months is clearly above the guide price set by Allsops and well in excess of the 1.375 million valuation by Savills. National Westminster Bank Ltd v Halesowen Presswork & Assemblies Ltd In National Westminster Bank Ltd v Halesowen Presswork & Assemblies Ltd [1972] AC 785 it was held that an agreement between a bank and its customer that the debit on one account could not be set off against the credit on another account was void. In that sense it was to be a 100 per cent mortgage. If the buyer had sought specific performance the buyer would be entitled to take title subject to the charges, but would have a claim in damages against Mr Hunter. National Westminster Bank Plc v Spectrum Plus Ltd & Ors (2005) Summary. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Just looking at your penal notice it will say paragraph 2 or 3. 80. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: There is something before that, is there? We confirm that the funds would be available to you pursuant to the loan facility offered to have enabled you to complete an agreement for the purchase of the property upon completion of the necessary conveyancing formalities. Perhaps more relevantly, there was no evidence to support the suggested funding made available in the course of 14th July 2011 even though the bank asked for such evidence in express terms. In the suit brought by the beneficiaries it was held by the chancery division that once the trust account was opened, the . The last statement in the letter from UK Farm Finance Limited was, I repeat, that funds were available for draw down as at 14th July 2011. The bank wishes to sell, the bank has taken steps to sell, the bank has gone about the matter in a way which cannot be undone, certainly not on the application of Mr Hunter as mortgagor. The purchase price under the auction contract was 1,505,000. Joe Bumpus. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Do you want to have access to move them on a particular time? The Second Defendant is his wife, Mrs Karen Hunter. The position under the auction contract is radically different. Although Mr Hunter has entered into conflicting contracts, it may very well be the case due to the connection with K Hunter and Sons Limited that it will not sue Mr Hunter for damages because he is unable to perform those contracts. I was referred to a further authority on the operation of the sub-section, namely Cheltenham and Gloucester Plc v. Krausz [1997] 1 WLR 1558. Listing NGR: SE2637427830 I mean, he is entitled to seek to get permission from the Court of Appeal where he will say that what has happened here has been grotesquely unfair, so I am not going to stop him saying things like that. By Clause 5.1.4 in particular a Receiver appointed by the bank under the charge has the power to sell the charged property. MISS WINDSOR: In which case it [inaudible] the penal notice will attach to that too. Taxpayer stake in Natwest reduced again as government sells shares. [1977] A.C. 1, and Hunter v. Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [1982] A.C. 529 are obiter indorsements of obiter dicta, so far as the vital words are concerned, and only Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone . So it will be the lodging of the appeal which will enable a number to be added to the appeal and then my instructing solicitors to apply for an expedited hearing and even at that point we anticipate it will take some weeks. 34. Accordingly, the question of selling the land has been one of the matters at the front of anyone's consideration. The cases linked on your profile facilitate Casemine's artificial intelligence engine in recommending you to potential clients who might be interested in availing your services for similar matters. The final reason for abridging time is that you are bound by a contract to sell Mr Taylor's company and I do not think it is appropriate to place the bank and the Receivers under time pressure where they might end up having difficulty in meeting time limits under the contract. The bank brought possession proceedings against Mr and Mrs Hunter. Dressed stone, slate roof. At all material times the First Defendant, Mr Robert Hunter, has been the freehold owner of that land. No, sir, I think the Court's been unfair and unjust, sir, and I think there are factual statements that I've made, sir, today that have been misinterpreted and also the second application is whether you've given the power to stop me seeing my cattle that the bank has no charge, I don't believe this Court has that power, sir. Mr Hunter's second point is that section 12 of the 1977 Act in terms applies to goods "in the possession or under the control of a bailee". today. I sincerely hope that Mr Hunter will see just how foolish he has been in the conduct on which he has embarked. The last outstanding life interest under the trust was that of her father John, who died in 1986. True it is that the auction is not something Mr Hunter took part in or has come about in accordance with his wishes, but when he signed the charge, when he permitted the bank to appoint Receivers, when he gave the Receivers the power to sell as agents for the mortgagor, Mr Hunter put in train a series of events which has led in law to the situation that Mr Hunter has contracted to sell to Mr Taylor's company. For every 1,000 home finance loans that we had outstanding, we received five complaints. National Westminster Bank plc - Branch Network. He referred to alternatives that might instead have been pursued. NWB Group Annual Results 2021 4 Financial review continued Summary consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December 2021 Year ended Retail Private Commercial Central items 31 December Banking Banking & other 2021 2020 Variance m m % Net interest income 3,541 461 2,171 (171) 6,002 5,810 192 3 Non-interest income 345 263 1,040 1,619 3,267 3,145 122 4 Read the full decision in Ms A Willis v National Westminster Bank plc: 2205821/2020 - Judgment with Reasons. MISS WINDSOR: Might I flag up simply that insofar as he does [inaudible] an application for permission to appeal, in a moment I shall be inviting your Lordship to abridge time. Working with your business. Whether that deposit was paid or not paid is not in the event material. Confirmation statement filters Accounts Capital Charges Confirmation statements . The contracts of 23rd February 2011 have not been completed. Because he is unable to perform them they will not be performed and title will be available to be transferred to Mr Taylor's company. This works out as three complaints per 1,000 relevant accounts. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: I think the position is this, that the bank and the Receivers, for reasons that appear to be good ones, have given up on you, Mr Hunter. 56. On that date at around 12.18 pm, Mr Hunter sent an e-mail to the bank. National Westminster Bank Plc v Hunter & Anor | [2011] EWHC 3170 (Ch) | England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine Browse cases England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) 2011 November National Westminster Bank Plc v Hunter & Anor 50. But for today's purposes all I need to record is that it is not necessary for me to form a view whether the contracts with K Hunter and Sons Limited of 14th July 2011 came into existence before the land was knocked down at auction or after that date. Bays 2, 3 and 4. are set within octagonal colonnettes surmounted by lantern domed finials, By clicking on this tab, you are expressly stating that you were one of the attorneys appearing in this matter. MR HUNTER: The section 91 and the second application, sir. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: I am not sure, what have I precisely said about that? I think in our earlier discussion of paragraph 5 I suggested that you put in, insofar as it is necessary, pursuant to section 13 just so that it ties in with paragraph 4. It provided for payment of a deposit of 1. The Court cannot undo that contract. Do you have anything to say about costs? 1 - 3 National Westminster Bank. Bank. designed by C. S. Nelson (Leeds) in 1895 for the London and Yorkshire Bank Ltd. The resulting figure was 930,000. MISS WINDSOR: Subject to handwritten amendments, yes. 62. National Wesminster Bank PLC. [4] At any rate, I proceed on that basis for today's purposes. Charges for NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (00929027) More for NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (00929027) Filter by category Show filing type. The e-mail was in these terms: "Further to our recent correspondence, I am writing to you again to make an increased offer of 1.550 million to be paid in 12 months' time. In particular, part of Kirkdene has been sold. It seems to have been intended that the reference should be to the two contracts originally entered into in February and varied on 14th July 2011. I am not asking you to move them, that is going to be done despite what you do rather than relying upon you. 88. O. Olley v Marlborough Court [1949] 1 KB 532 Omnium D'Enterprises v Sutherland [1919] 1 KB 618 Oscar Chess Ltd v Williams [1957] 1 WLR 370 . MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Well, I'm not giving you permission to do it. 76. Morgan J [2011] EWHC 3170 (Ch) Bailii Law of Property Act 1925 91 England and Wales Updated: 28 June 2021; Ref: scu.449869 The last letter to which I need refer on 14th July 2011 came by way of reply from Mr Hunter where he said this: "I am most disappointed that you have refused my offer of 1.550 million, which clearly exceeds the valuation by Savills sanctioned by Allsops on 29th June of this year and also exceeds by some way the guide price they had put on it at auction. This offer is open for acceptance until 4.30 p.m. The charge is a defined phrase which enables one to see it is a reference to the charges in favour of National Westminster Bank, to which I have referred. Making that contract, as I say, does not take from him his equity of redemption. I will refer to the buyer as Mr Taylor's company. 23. Click here to remove this judgment from your profile. 2 pages) Ask a question National Westminster Bank plc v Spectrum Plus Ltd and others [2005] UKHL 41 Toggle Table of Contents Table of Contents. True it is that Mr Hunter owns the cattle, the bank does not own the cattle and does not have a security interest in the cattle. GEORGE ROSS MATHEWSON, director, 6 Mar 2000 - 28 Apr 2006. 12. I am not going to start going into a point of that kind at this stage when you have not mentioned it before. When part of Kirkdene was sold, I understand that something of the order of 900,000 was realised. Now, they are your cattle but you have put them on land that does not belong to you, at least it is not in your possession more accurately. MR JUSTICE MORGAN: Well, I am giving you an opportunity, which you do not have to take, of raising any point of detail on the drafting of the order. Is there a public footpath across the land? 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