Claiming an equitable interest in the property
Our clients denied that the father was entitled to judgment on
the basis of an oral agreement they reached with the father in 1996
that the property would be transferred to them in exchange for them
caring for the father and renovating and maintaining the
property.
The father denied ever entering into any agreement to transfer
the property to our clients and argued that he was simply offering
them free accommodation whilst they saved for a home of their own.
The father claimed that the property was in a habitable living
condition in 1996, and did not require renovations. He also claimed
that any repairs or renovations that had been undertaken from 1996
were at his own expense. The father also denied the existence of an
agreement made in 1996, whereby he agreed to be cared for by our
clients.
