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Family to sue over $7.3m Brighton auction
MARIKA DOBBIN
August 15, 2009
A FAMILY that purchased a $7.3 million Brighton beachfront mansion last weekend is taking legal action against the selling real estate agent for allegedly accepting two bids after the hammer fell.
In what could be a test case for Victoria's new late-bidding laws, auctioneer Julian Augustini of Hodges allegedly accepted a $50,000 bid immediately after declaring the property sold, and then a final $10,000 bid.
Members of the 200-strong crowd gathered on the bay foreshore told The Age there was a collective gasp and several people, including a prominent Melbourne lawyer, called out: ''You can't do that!''
The purchasing family, who are from China, are seeking legal advice to reclaim part of the extra $60,000 they were allegedly forced to bid after believing they had won the landmark property at $7.25 million.
The case is the most public late-bidding dispute since Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson last year introduced amendments to the sale of land regulations, to ban bids being accepted once the hammer has fallen.
The rules prevent a third party gazumping bidders.
Buyers' advocate Damian Taylor, who was at the auction, said bidding was hot for the five-bedroom mansion in Cole Street, Brighton, with spectacular views of the bay and a beach frontage of more than 50 metres.
''I definitely heard the word 'sold', as everybody did, but instantaneously this bid was lurched at the auctioneer by his colleague, one of the other directors of Hodges,'' he said.
''Almost without hesitation bidding was opened again and there was an audible intake of breath and mumbling in the crowd. It was very unfortunate because it was a very good sale,'' Mr Taylor said.
''But the ironical thing was that the auctioneer was at pains to point out in the preamble that he would not be taking late bids.''
Director of JP Dixon, Nick Johnstone, who was bidding on behalf of the Chinese family, declined to comment except to say his clients ''were not happy with the way the auction was conducted''.
Under the new laws, estate agents and agents' representatives are prohibited from communicating any late offers they may hear.
The rules must be displayed for at least 30 minutes before the auction starts and announced to the crowd before the bidding starts.
Mr Augustini declined to comment, directing inquiries to the REIV. The REIV said it did not attend the auction and was not in a position to comment on what happened.
''Best to let the agent explain what actually happened at this point,'' a spokesman said.
A Consumer Affairs spokeswoman said it had not received a complaint.
Meanwhile, several real estate agencies have started handing out pricing guidelines at open for inspections in reaction to the Consumer Affairs crackdown on underquoting.
Agencies Bennison Mackinnon and Jellis Craig are among those who have gone on the front foot to develop agency guidelines for determining the advertised price that is being made available to customers. |
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