Where proprietary estoppel involves life-changing decisions with irreversible consequences of a profoundly personal nature, the appropriate relief is substantial fulfilment of the promise (such as a buyout order) rather than monetary compensation, and a co-owner who accepted a transfer of land on conditions that preserved the promisee's interest cannot rely on indefeasibility to defeat that interest.
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