SQE1 sample questions

Question 88

A buyer visits the premises of a caravan seller and sees a vintage caravan. The following day the buyer sends an email to the seller offering to buy the vintage caravan for £12,000, and the seller accepts the buyer’s offer by email a few minutes later. The buyer has not yet paid for the vintage caravan nor collected it.

Neither party is aware that the vintage caravan had been destroyed in a flood the previous night after a violent storm.

Is there an enforceable contract between the seller and the buyer?

A. Yes, because the rule of caveat emptor applies to the contract.

B. No, because although there was an agreement between the seller and the buyer, the buyer has not provided any consideration.

C. No, because the contract has been frustrated as the vintage caravan no longer exists.

D. Yes, because there was an agreement between the seller and the buyer and the buyer has provided consideration.

E. No, because the contract is void for common mistake as the vintage caravan no longer exists.


E - No, because the contract is void for common mistake as the vintage caravan no longer exists.

Candidates who answered correctly: 54%


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