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REDC alert - online auction

Don't want to be promoting them - but I know at least one person here tried to buy one ...

http://www.auctiontoday.co.uk/online_landing.php
It's not been relisted has it?

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  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Once the auctioneer announces "SOLD", a legal binding contract has been established.

    Surely the seller shouldn't be allowed to withdraw from the sale and relist just because they didn't like the price it achieved?
    poppy10
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    Well someone (it might be two people) have "bought" but haven't heard a peep back and are having trouble getting in touch with them
  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    poppysarah wrote: »
    Well someone (it might be two people) have "bought" but haven't heard a peep back and are having trouble getting in touch with them
    I know, but my point is the seller and REDC shouldn't have a leg to stand on if they do pull out.
    poppy10
  • We bought at the auction, and ours has not been relisted. REDC contacted me the other day to see if i had received confirmation, which I haven't. These look like the ones that didnt sell at auction
  • SouthCoast
    SouthCoast Posts: 1,985 Forumite
    Thanks for the link. I was interested in one of the lots in the London auction that has not been re-listed.

    I know that the company has critics, but these are the facts of the property that I researched.

    Property was owned by the UK subsiduary of a US bank.
    Owner went bankrupt in Feb 2008 and was discharged in Feb 2009.
    All the mortgage shortfall will be borne by the mortgage lender.
  • poppysarah wrote: »
    Well someone (it might be two people) have "bought" but haven't heard a peep back and are having trouble getting in touch with them

    Hi,
    We have finally heard! they were 5 days late (10 working in days in total). Now the solicitors are not prepared to move forward until they have received our deposit from REDC!

    Its a nightmare and would never recommend redc to anyone!

    L
  • Trollfever
    Trollfever Posts: 2,051 Forumite
    This was launched with massive amounts of publicity earlier in the year.

    What happened?

    We currently do not have foreclosure auction events
    .
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