you mean the seller is bankrupt be he sells his house?

shouldn't your law firm do some d&d before signing s&p?

how come last stage only know?

shouldn't your law firm do some d&d before signing s&p?

how come last stage only know?

shouldn't your law firm do some d&d before signing s&p?

how come last stage only know?

You pay the down payment to lawyer or seller?

oh dear...this is a mess

if the money has been passed on to the seller, your chances of getting it back is most likely
going to be tedious ..if at all possible...remember this seller is a bankrupt

Once signed normally the 10% is paid straight to seller..

so my question is whether your lawyer has been negligent in this case? why was this bankruptcy status
only known so late in the process? normally its done right at the beginning after booking fee is paid...
booking fee  held by agency...lawyer has 14 days to do the bankruptcy check..if bankrupt, then money held
be agency wl be returned to you and case aborted..

or was the seller made a bankrupt only recently?

go ask your lawyer, when did they check on the bankruptcy case??  why was this not done earlier during the 14 day
period after booking?

I totally agree.
keep chasing the lawyer & the agent & the seller to return u the money

At the same time
1. Report to Bar Council on the lawyer & lawyer firm
2. Report to BOVEA too. Www.lppeh.gov.my BOVEA is a governing body for registered agent, REN & estate agency. Your agent/REN should not claim his fees. CC to the agent/REN & his agency.

The first step before sign S&P or even start legal procedures is Bankruptcy check which is around RM30-50. This is a must. If your lawyer didn't even do this, sue him or her for malpractice. Get another lawyer on board.

If the money already paid to the seller who is now currently bankrupt then you have to file a claim but as with all other creditors you now have a certain amount of claim toward the properties of this person.

Then a trustee will liquidate his assets for example the house you think you bought but was actually probably still owed to the bank, and then the trustee will distribute the proceeds as evenly as possible.

I think someone is going to cover & protect somebody in this industry be they as an agent or a lawyer in this particular case. I think the moderator should reveal those who has reported the matter and the right to reply by the messenger. Perhaps whatever i stated is the truth and hence the butthurt 

Nothwithstanding the above, Any advocate & solicitor would have done due diligence prior to signing any documents. With rep gard to valuer, you can charge to the person who is contributorily negligence in the first place.