Martin offers to sell his house to Sonia for $600,000.00 with settlement to take place on June 30th. The offer is made on June 1 in an email to Sonia and Martin stipulates in that email that if Sonia wishes to accept the offer, she can do so by sending an email to Martin's email address no later than 05:00 pm. June 5th. Sonia accepts the offer on June 5 at 04:30 pm but sends her reply to an incorrect email address. Not having heard form Sonia, in a telephone conversation on June 6 Martin agrees to sell his property to Joshua but then, in response to an offer, from Abigail brought to him by an Estate agent, the next day, using a standard Estate Agent's contract, for $100,000.00 more, Martin signs the contract to sell to Abigail .

Task: Answer the following questions:

In a normal transaction for the sale of a property would an exchange of emails be sufficient to create a contract. If so, what would be required in the emails and why?

Sonia has accepted Martin's offer in an email sent before the deadline. In the facts as presented, is there a valid contract? Explain your answer

Does Joshua have a valid contract to purchase the property. If so, why, if not, why not?

Does Abigail have an enforceable contract to purchase the property. Please explain your answer. If she does, can she on sell the property to another person, before settlement? What Special Condition would you require in Abigail's sale contract, to protect her