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Sorry to read this. What on earth is in the sales pack?
Thanks dude. They say the estate I'm in is subject to significant arrears which my purchasers may find themselves liable for in the future. I'm especially angry about this for two reasons:
- it isn't true.
- even if it WERE true, our lease is really clear that managing agents MUST take any of their expenses involved in chasing down a debt from the flat in question - they can't on charge it to the whole block in the way these guys are suggesting.
We know this second point because our old managing agent tried to do this several times and they were slapped down by the Tribunal because the lease doesn't allow it.
I think a lot of my anger is directed at myself. I knew how dodgy the agents were, and I suspected they would make some trouble in response to me leading the work to gain our RTM. I should've just waited to sell until we no longer needed to have any engagement with them at all. Not long now at least.
- it isn't true.
ReekBlefs
So after nine months of trying to sell my place, I've finally accepted defeat, and the flat we were going to buy is now on the market for another buyer. Every single time we tried to sell, the sales pack we got from our old managing agent (which was full of nonsense) blocked the sale. It just spooked the hell out of our buyers.
We are going to wait until May when we can sell without using that sales pack. But christ I am in mourning for the sheer amount of effort we put into this, and absolutely furious with our old managing agents.