This month’s edition of the Family Law Journal includes an article which is significant for those whose practice includes advising cohabitees: “Challenging a TR1 express declaration of trust: setting the record straight”. Written by Elizabeth Darlington, door tenant at 1GC|Family Law, and Chris Bevan, Associate Professor in Property Law at Nottingham University, it sets out the current legal position where a property is purchased in joint names and there is a properly executed TR1 express declaration of trust (as is now usually the case). It goes on to consider ways in which a properly executed TR1 might be set aside, including undue influence and mistake and also how it might be varied, including proprietary estoppel.

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