ST| Buyer of $5 million house got dragged into seller’s family court dispute

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The buyer only found out something was wrong when his name could not be registered to his new home.

A buyer of a $5.5 million house was inadvertently caught in the crossfire of a bitter family battle when the widow of the deceased seller staked a claim on the property.

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[cplbao]

errrr wtf is the link... 1 liner?!

 

[whatheheck]

errrr wtf is the link... 1 liner?!

Means 关我们屁事 , rich buyer seller problem

 

[samferguson]

Where is the agent?

 

[ToonBlue]

Don't care... Rich people problem

 

[TheSexposed]

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[lao3hero]

The buyer only found out something was wrong when his name could not be registered to his new home.

A buyer of a $5.5 million house was inadvertently caught in the crossfire of a bitter family battle when the widow of the deceased seller staked a claim on the property.

Paywall: https://www.straitstimes.com/busine...got-dragged-into-sellers-family-court-dispute

ctrl c + ctrl v the article here pls

 

[catawampus]

Can buyer sue his conveyancing lawyers?

What kind of due diligence was done?

Didn't his lawyers uncover this landmine?

Or did the guy acted against his advice?

 

[Laguna123]

Thought the lawyer would make caveat for the buyer?

 

[Ethan_]

So is got paid already or not? Name haven't transfer paid money liao ah?

 

[EJB]

If he can afford 5m for the house, he can afford another 50m for the lawsuit. He probably has 10 other 5m houses somewhere.

 

[Iamdone]

Where is the agent?

Agent suddenly change agency.lol

 

[nasfieldjohn]

Richman problems

 

[DragonFire]

If he can afford 5m for the house, he can afford another 50m for the lawsuit. He probably has 10 other 5m houses somewhere.

Nah it is just an inconvenience for the buyer right now. AFAIK the judge already agreed he is a bona fide buyer. The lack of title transfer is administrative only. Discovery is to settle who gets the cash payment and should not have any bearing on the final ownership of the property.