Lay litigant tries to force sale of $1m property

Lay litigant tries to force sale of $1m property
May Moncur claims she purchased the Karaka house for $1.14 million and paid a 10% deposit as part of the transaction.
Victoria Young
A frustrated property buyer has gone to the High Court at Auckland to force the sale of a house, alleging vendor’s remorse.Employment advocate May Moncur (pictured below), also known as Congmei Ma, represented herself on Tuesday against Yang Li, the vendor of a Drury property.However, Li, through lawyer Doug Hickson, has raised a number of procedural issues with Moncur's claim. The vendor also argues it is Li’s real estate agent’s fault.Li claims during negotiations she allowed her agent to make counteroffers on her behalf...

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