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SaleNSWPurchaser termination claim after exchange

Seller Resolved a Buyer’s Termination Claim Before Resale

The story

The client’s situation

A vendor received a purchaser notice purporting to terminate after exchange based on an alleged contractual defect. The vendor wanted to reject the notice immediately and remarket.

How Aquarius Lawyers helped

We checked the exact contractual right relied on, whether the notice was valid and whether any cure or response period applied. We advised the vendor not to create a second-sale problem until the first contract’s status was clear.

The result

The parties resolved the termination issue on a documented basis, allowing the vendor to move forward without exposing itself to competing contractual claims.

What this story shows

When a buyer purports to terminate, a seller should not assume the contract is automatically over, or automatically still on foot. The notice, clause and next steps must be analysed before resale.

This is an approved, anonymised success story about a matter handled by Aquarius Lawyers. It is general information, not legal advice. The facts, contract and law applying to another transaction may produce a different outcome.