it is clear from the statement of claim that the  er plaintiffs retained the defendants from about the ninth of September to act in relation to the purchase of this wine bar which was then known as  er  the plaintiffs were obtaining finance from the National Westminster Bank in order to purchase this business  and the plaintiff Mr  had been engaged in long standing discussions with his bank from the earlier part of nineteen eighty five with a view to er  agreeing  financing facilities for the purchase of the various opportunities that preven present themselves and er  he will say and that he makes clear in his witness statement erm that he certainly had understood that from these negotiations the National Westminster Bank were prepared to provide the financing that he required to run this business.