Agent wins battle with developer over contract ‘agreed by phone’

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Supreme Court hands down judgment in Wells v Devani, ruling that an estate agent was entitled to claim commission from a developer on the sale of flats to a purchaser he introduced, despite the contract being concluded by way of a single disputed telephone conversation

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