Purchased property at auction - want to pull out

stevenbeck1

eddddy wrote: »

Why are you taking any notice of a random weirdo who approaches you at an auction?

Random people have said strange stuff to me at property auctions, I never take any notice.

That may be the case. But you sound like you go to a few property auctions.

It was my first time.

Rosemary7391

If some randomer is threatening you, talk to the police?

Wills are public documents. I don't know how you'd go about finding one that related to a specific property, rather than a name, but it probably could be done if that might put your mind at ease. Think about this though - why hasn't he disputed the ownership with the current owner? I reckon this randomer just wants to cause problems for the seller.

stevenbeck1

jcgalliard wrote: »

Hmmm...don't think that would be possible. Even if someone did that it would relate to previous owner and you may be able to remove it.

Not sure what others think.

Once the property exchanges is the land reg notified that a transaction is pending or restriction put on the title so that charges or notices cannot be registered?

marksoton

stevenbeck1 wrote: »

The guy who approached me after the auction - telling me that I should not buy it and if I will end up losing the property as he would dispute the validity of current ownership.

I'll keep it simple. You bloody what?!

stevenbeck1

Rosemary7391 wrote: »

If some randomer is threatening you, talk to the police?

Wills are public documents. I don't know how you'd go about finding one that related to a specific property, rather than a name, but it probably could be done if that might put your mind at ease. Think about this though - why hasn't he disputed the ownership with the current owner? I reckon this randomer just wants to cause problems for the seller.

I may just contact the seller. His email is on the copy memorandum of sale the auctioneers gave me.

Or should I just do it via solicitors?

G_M

stevenbeck1 wrote: »

I may just contact the seller. His email is on the copy memorandum of sale the auctioneers gave me.

Or should I just do it via solicitors?

So you contact the seller. He says "Everything is fine."

You'll believe him? But you didn't believe your solicitor who spoke to his solicitor? I don't see what you hope to achieve by this.

You came here for advice. Everyone has told you the same thing. If you intend to ignore us all, why come here at all and waste our time?

stevenbeck1

G_M wrote: »

So you contact the seller. He says "Everything is fine."

You'll believe him? But you didn't believe your solicitor who spoke to his solicitor? I don't see what you hope to achieve by this.

You came here for advice. Everyone has told you the same thing. If you intend to ignore us all, why come here at all and waste our time?

Sorry

Doozergirl

stevenbeck1 wrote: »

I may just contact the seller. His email is on the copy memorandum of sale the auctioneers gave me.

Or should I just do it via solicitors?

Your solicitors and their solicitors are the only ones qualified to deal with it.

It's fine to be nervous but your solicitor has asked questions and had replies. I would certainly believe solicitors over some random angry bloke in a sale room. People say all sorts of rubbish that isn't legally possible. If you have it in writing now that the owner is indeed the owner then that should be enough.

Their issue may be with the vendor but it will be the money they're disgruntled about and his has nothing to do with you and they can go argue with the vendor about money, if indeed they aren't just a random idiot.

kerri_gt

How do you know who the person who approached you was? Possibly a disgruntled relative, or my initial thought was a disgruntled bidder who lost out and wants you to pull out so they can then nip in via the back door and make an offer on the property? Or even someone who just likes to go round auctions and say these kind of things to upset people...perhaps he's fed up with Homes Under the Hammer. He could've been anyone.

stevenbeck1

kerri_gt wrote: »

How do you know who the person who approached you was? Possibly a disgruntled relative, or my initial thought was a disgruntled bidder who lost out and wants you to pull out so they can then nip in via the back door and make an offer on the property? Or even someone who just likes to go round auctions and say these kind of things to upset people...perhaps he's fed up with Homes Under the Hammer. He could've been anyone.

He knew the sellers name. Told me he had an interest in the property and that he would be placing a charge on the property to stop it from being sold. I should back out otherwise it will get messy and I will be sued by him, etc etc.