Kent Solicitors

Often a relative will put their life on hold to look after an elderly person in the expectation that he/she will inherit when an elderly person dies. Sometimes he/she is disappointed when the will is read because they are not mentioned.

It may be possible to prove that the elderly person did make a promise and the relative relied upon it to his/her detriment (i.e. put his/her life on hold). These are the elements of proprietary estoppel

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