My frıends are ın the process of sellıng theır semı detatched vılla to a turkısh famıly vıa the Emlak they bought through. They have just found out that the property ıs regıstered as beıng the property next door and vısa versa. The Emlak ınformed them that they wıll have to pay all the fees for the transfer of the vıllas to the correct owners ıf they wanted to sell. It has cost them 900 GBP.
I wonder who ıs really at fault Emlak ,Solıcııtor ,Buılder or the owner of the other semı detached vılla. I thınk all four. Buılder regısters the buıld, Emlak should make sure all documents are correct before they start to sell, Solıcıtor who should have checked all paperwork for them before they sıgned and paıd and the Turkısh neıghbour should have made sure hıs documents were correct when he bought.
I thınk ın thıs case the Emlak and Solıcııtor (same one as when they bought) should lower theır fees to reflect theır mıstakes. Fat chance of that happenıng .
Ultimately it's the lawyers fault, they should have doubled checked everything. The emlak should have checked All the paperwork when they first took the property on! Were your friends the first buyers of this property? Have they (lawyer & emlak) checked the 'other' property for any debts against it etc?
Personally, I would be looking for different lawyer & emlak! It sounds like they are both incompetent, or worse! How can your friends now trust anything they say or do.....
I, eventually discovered, that exactly the same had happened to the apartment I paid for. In my case it was premeditated (imo) & debts added to the title far in excess of the property's value. If I had signed for it I would have had not only the wrong apartment I would have inherited all the debt against it as well
Why not suggest to your friends that they ask Cenk to check the true position &, who should be paying. For a small fee, it would truly put theirs minds at rest & would be a drop in the ocean compared to the stress they must be under.
Name & shame those who are responsible for this cock-up! There are still too many lawyers & emlaks out there that do not do what they are paid to do & create further problems, which they then expect to be paid for again!!!.........
Emlaks training......... worse than useless as their governing body has no teeth & in my experience no desire to oust the rougues.
I wish your friends well & hope they get it sorted before too much longer. They are lucky to have you on-board to help them
The costs should have been split between the 2 properties (imo) Why should your friends shoulder all the costs?