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?
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.
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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