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  • Profile photo of u36mau36ma
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    @u36ma
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    Hi all, hoping for some help!

    I used a cheap conveyancer to buy a house in QLD and am now regretting it.

    Prior to settlement I saw on a rates bill that the vendor provided that they had $2000 of unpaid overdue council rates.
    Unfortunately it doesn’t look like my conveyancer ordered a Council Search prior to settlement which I did not pick up on.

    Now a month after settlement I have received a bill from the Council telling me I am now due to pay them the $2000 plus interest (11%p.a. calculated daily. At this stage the conveyancer is not returning my calls.

    A friend told me that I have no recourse to the vendor now, particularly if no search was done. I thought that the council wouldn’t sell a property unless past debts had been settled.

    Any thoughts on what I should do?

    Profile photo of wilko1wilko1
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    @wilko1
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    Were you given a form 1 by the real estate agent?

    This should of contained a copy of relevent council searches.

    If not then you might not be in contract. Even though you have already settled.

    Profile photo of u36mau36ma
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    @u36ma
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    all good thanks Wilko… my stupid conveyancer had lost the cheque among paperwork and only found it 2 months after settlement. They have since posted it to the council. Phew! Will never use them again.

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