The Weekly Law Reports
[2005] 1 WLR 2303
House of Lords
West Bromwich Building Society v Wilkinson and another
[2005] UKHL 44
2005 June 8,
9;
30
Lord Hoffmann, Lord Scott of Foscote, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Baroness Hale of Richmond and Lord Carswell
Limitation of action
— Period of limitation
— Mortgage debt
— Borrower defaulting on mortgage repayments
— Sale of security by lender
— Proceeds of sale insufficient to meet outstanding debt
— Claim by lender to recover shortfall
— Whether claim for money secured on mortgage
— Appropriate limitation period
— When limitation period starting to run
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Limitation Act 1980 (c 58), ss. 8, 20(1)