Woman loses court bid to stop parents selling ‘her’ home

A woman who tipped more than $550,000 into her parents’ bank account over 11 years, believing she was buying the $1.1 million beachside home they bought for her, has lost a dramatic court bid to stop them selling it. But in a twist, the Supreme Court of Western Australia says Breanna Lane could still be entitled to a slice of the profits. The bitter family fight centres on a Swanbourne property just minutes from Cottesloe Beach, near Perth, which Ms Lane says she and her husband were led to believe would one day be theirs if they kept up monthly payments of $4300. Her parents, Alan and Wendy Briggs, who purchased the property in 2014, say that never happened. MORE NEWS ‘Real mess’: 101yo grandma trapped in fence feud Tradie cracks property market with $3k side hustle Aus woman earns $900 in six hours collecting people’s rubbish In a Judgement published online by the Supreme Court, Justice Strk found Ms Lane had raised a serious question to be tried – but warned her case was not a strong one. The judge ordered a caveat lodged by Ms Lane be removed from the title, clearing the way for the home to be sold. Breanna Lane tried to stop her parents from selling their investment property, ...