Wesley Warren v Susan Ebanks

Facts

Mr Wesley Warren, the applicant, is the son of Mrs Susan Ebanks, the respondent. The dispute concerned 30 Christchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea, registered in the respondent's sole name, and whether the applicant had a beneficial interest in it sufficient to support a restriction against the title. The background lay in earlier properties. The respondent bought 70 Darenth Park Avenue, Dartford in her sole name in April 2001, shortly before her divorce from the applicant's father, Lloyd, was finalised. She sold it on 4 January 2019 for £706,000, receiving £293,826.39 net. On 15 February 2019 she and the applicant bought 16 Park Avenue, Gillingham for £380,000 in joint names, funded by a £210,000 joint Santander mortgage and £180,377.80 of the respondent's money; the applicant made no initial capital contribution but paid substantial monthly sums into a joint account thereafter. 16 Park Avenue was sold in July 2023 for £465,000, the parties having signed a "Summary of Advice" directing the net proceeds to the respondent's sole account, and she used them to buy 30 Christchurch Road. On 5 March 2025 the applicant applied to HM Land Registry for a Form A restriction against that title; the respondent objected on 29 April 2025 and HM Land Registry referred the dispute to the Tribunal on 11 August 2025.