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Invitation To Treat: Madison Vs. Edinburgh City Council

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Invitation to treat The first stage in which one party invites the other to make an offer. An invitation to treat is the initial stage in a transaction in which one party invites the other to make an offer. In Madison v Edinburgh City Council, Mr Madison, a council tenant, applied to purchase his council house from the council. He received a letter from Edinburgh City Council saying they 'may be prepared to sell the house to you' for £2180.00. Mr Madison said that the path to the house was in a bad state and queried the price they had stated. The council said the price had been fixed allowing for the condition of the property and would not amend the price. On 18th March 1971 Mr Madison wrote to the council again and requested that they

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