1. RENTS, OUTGOINGS AND APPORTIONMENTS The rents and profits shall be received and all outgoings shall be discharged by the vendor up to and inclusive of the actual day of completion and as from but exclusive of that day all outgoings shall be discharged by the purchaser. All such rents, profits and outgoings shall, if necessary, be apportioned between the vendor and the purchaser and paid on completion. 2. INSURANCE (1)As from the date of this agreement, the vendor shall hold in trust for the purchaser the benefit of any existing policy of insurance relating to the property. (2)The vendor does not warrant that any or any adequate policy of insurance exists relating to the property, or if any such policy exists, that it will be renewed on expiration. (3)The vendor shall, if required, and at the expense of the purchaser obtain or consent to an endorsement of notice of the purchaser's interest on the policy of insurance relating to the property and in such case the vendor (keeping such policy in force) may require the purchaser to pay on completion a proportionate part of the premium from the date of this agreement. 3. CONDITION OF PROPERTY The purchaser purchases with full knowledge of the physical condition of the property and takes it as it stands. 4. EASEMENTS, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES (1)The vendor warrants that the property is not adversely affected by any easement, right, privilege or liability of which he is aware or could have ascertained on reasonable inquiry other than (a)those disclosed in this agreement; or (b)those of which the purchaser is aware or could have ascertained on reasonable inspection of the property. (2)Subject to subclause (1), the property shall be conveyed subject to all easements, rights, privileges and liabilities adversely or beneficially affecting it. 5. TENANCIES (1)This condition applies if the property is sold subject to any tenancy and shall have effect notwithstanding any partial or incomplete reference in the agreement to any tenancy. (2)Full particulars of all tenancies not vested in the purchaser having been furnished to him, the purchaser shall be deemed to purchase with full knowledge thereof and shall take the property subject to the rights of the tenants thereunder or by reason thereof. (3)The vendor gives no warranty as to the amount of rent lawfully recoverable from any tenant, as to the effect of any legislation in relation to any tenancy or as to compliance with any legislation affecting the same. (4)The vendor shall inform the purchaser of any change in the disclosed terms and conditions of any tenancy. (5)If a tenancy subject to which the property is sold terminates for any reason, the vendor shall inform the purchaser and, on being indemnified by the purchaser against all consequential loss, expenditure or liability, shall act as the purchaser directs. (6)Subclauses (4) and (5) shall not entitle the vendor to agree to, or permit, any change in the terms and conditions of any tenancy or its termination. 6. ERRORS, OMISSIONS AND MISSTATEMENTS (1)No error, omission or misstatement herein or in any plan furnished or any statement made in the course of the negotiations leading to the contract shall annul the sale or entitle the purchaser to be discharged from the purchase. (2)Any such error, omission or misstatement shown to be material shall entitle the purchaser to proper compensation, provided that the purchaser shall not in any event be entitled to compensation for matters falling within clause 3 or 5(3) hereof. (3)No immaterial error, omission or misstatement (including a mistake in any plan furnished for identification only) shall entitle either party to compensation. (4)Subclause (1) shall not apply where compensation for any error, omission or misstatement shown to be material cannot be assessed nor enable either party to compel the other to accept or convey property differing substantially (in quantity, quality, tenure or otherwise) from the property agreed to be sold if the other party would be prejudiced by the difference. (5)The Misrepresentation Ordinance applies to this agreement. | 7. REQUISITIONS (1)Any requisition or objection in respect of the title shall be delivered in writing to the vendor's solicitors as soon as practicable after delivery of the title deeds and, in any event, not later than 14 days prior to the date of completion. (2)If the purchaser shall make and insist on any objection or requisition either as to title or any matter appearing on the title deeds or otherwise which the vendor shall be unable or (on the grounds of difficulty, delay or expense or on any other reasonable ground) unwilling to remove or comply with, or if the title of the vendor shall be defective, the vendor shall notwithstanding any previous negotiation or litigation be at liberty to annul the sale in which case the purchaser shall be entitled to the return of the deposit but without costs or compensation and, if that return is made within 7 days, without interest. 8. DOCUMENTS OF TITLE Such of the documents of title as are required for the purpose of giving title to the property shall be delivered to the purchaser. All other documents of title in the possession of the vendor shall be retained by the vendor who shall, if so required on completion of the sale, give to the purchaser a covenant for safe custody thereof and for production and delivery of copies thereof, such covenant to be prepared by the purchaser. 9. GOOD TITLE The vendor shall give title to the property in accordance with section 13A of the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219). The vendor shall, in accordance with section 13 of that Ordinance, prove his title to the property at the vendor's own expense and shall at the like expense make and furnish to the purchaser such copies of any deeds or documents of title, wills and matters of public record as may be necessary to prove such title. The costs of verifying the title by inspection and examination, including search fees, shall be borne by the purchaser who shall also, if the purchaser requires copies of any documents in the vendor's possession relating to other premises retained by the vendor as well as to the property pay the cost of such copies. 10. FAILURE OF THE PURCHASER If the purchaser shall fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the agreement the deposit money shall be absolutely forfeited as and for liquidated damages (and not as a penalty) to the vendor who may (without being obliged to tender an assignment to the purchaser) rescind the agreement and either retain the property the subject of the agreement or any part or parts thereof or resell the same either as a whole or in lots, and either by public auction or by private contract, or partly by the one and partly by the other, and subject to such conditions and stipulations as to title or otherwise as the vendor may think fit. Any deficiency arising from such resale and all expenses attending the same or any attempted resale shall be made good and paid by the purchaser as and for liquidated damages, and any increase in price realized by any such resale shall belong to the vendor. This clause shall not preclude or be deemed to preclude the vendor from taking other steps or remedies to enforce the vendor's rights under the agreement or otherwise. On the exercise of the vendor's right of rescission under the agreement the vendor shall have the right, if the agreement shall have been registered in the Land Registry, to register at the Land Registry an instrument to rescind the sale of the property. This clause shall not prevent the vendor recovering in addition to liquidated damages, damages representing interest paid or lost by him by reason of the purchaser's failure. 11. FAILURE OF THE VENDOR In the event of the vendor failing to complete the sale in accordance with the terms of the agreement it shall not be necessary for the purchaser to tender an assignment to the vendor for execution before taking proceedings to enforce specific performance of the agreement or for damages for breach of the agreement. 12. PROPER ASSURANCE Upon completion of the sale the vendor and all other necessary parties (if any) shall execute a proper assurance to the purchaser (or his nominee or sub-purchaser) in accordance with the agreement but otherwise free from incumbrances. 13. RECEIPT OF MONEY (1)The vendor's solicitors are the vendor's agents for the purposes of the receipt of any money due under this agreement and any payment made under the agreement to the vendor's solicitors shall be a full and sufficient discharge of the purchaser's obligation in respect of that payment. (2)Any revocation of the authority of the vendor's solicitors under this clause shall be effective only if it (a)is in writing addressed to the purchaser; (b)is delivered to the purchaser care of his solicitors at least 7 days before completion; and (c)specifically identifies this agreement. |