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| Assignment 1 | MBA 6163 Business Law | | Wan Chin HuiMBA-CUCST/F/12//03/0005(2792 Words) | |

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Task 1

Mrs. Turner has decided to start her own business running a private day nursery. It is necessary for her to find appropriate premises. She sees a detached house, which would be appropriate, on the market for £200.000. After having viewed the property she decides to make a bid for the property for £150,000. The sellers state clearly however that they will only accept £180,000.

Mrs. Turner then sees another property on the market for £250,000. She offers the asking price for this and it is accepted ‘subject to contract.’

However a week later the sellers of the first property contact Mrs. Turner again stating that they have reconsidered are now happy to accept her bid for £150,000.

Your supervisor has requested that you research the relevant issues and compile a report for her attention which, outlines your findings.

Answer
Prior to examine whether Mrs Turner has entered into two contracts, we started with the definition of “Contract”.
A contract is defined in Section 2(h) of the Contracts Act 1950 as “an agreement enforceable by law.” In other words, a contract is an agreement which is legally binding between the parties. A legally enforceable contract requires: 1. An Offer 2. An Acceptance 3. An intention to Create legal relations 4. Consideration
If any of the above is missing, then there is no contract to speak of.

Section 7 of the Contracts Act 1950 states that:
7. In order to convert a proposal into a promise the acceptance must: a. Be absolute and unqualified; b. Be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner, unless the proposal prescribes the manner in which it is to be accepted. If the proposal prescribes a manner in which it is to be accepted, and the acceptance is not made in that manner, the proposer may,



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