In response to our article entitled "Can someone cancel the house I bought in an auction?", one of our website visitors is kind enough to share with us a personal experience:
It happened to me 2 years ago. For my case, 20 minutes after the hammer down, the bank cancelled. I was not even given the chance to sign S&P. Nevertheless, I proceeded to sue the bank and won the case in KL High Court. The difficult tasks are finding a lawyer that is willing to sue and a valuator willing to prove your damage. My case is pending for the damage assessment.- S Ong
Under the auction law, the property is declared sold upon hammer down, hence leaving no more rooms for withdrawal. So, I have no doubt that Mr. S Ong above has a solid cause of action against the bank and i'm happy that the KL High Court has further strenghten this principle. He pointed out a very practical problem however, i.e. getting a lawyer to sue the bank.
