My husband and I are in the process of buying an apartment at Sabai Thani (new development on the headland between Big Buddha and Fisherman's Village). We thought we had done everything properly and engaged our own lawyers, Kitt & Murray, to double-check the land title and our purchase agreement with the developers Sabai Properties. Progress on site has ground to a halt since last year and the developers have now admitted that there is no way they will meet the agreed completion date of June 2006, but are unwilling to give any idea as to when the apartment might be ready. OK, I thought, time to get back to the lawyers to discuss the penalty clauses in the purchase agreement for failure to meet the completion deadline. But to my horror I have discovered that Kitt & Murray no longer exist! The people we thought were representing our interests in Thailand have just disappeared, without even the professional courtesy of letting us know that they have discontinued operation.
Does anyone have any inside track on either Sabai Properties or Kitt & Murray? I would love to hear from other Sabai Thani purchasers who may be in the same situation. And has anyone driven past the site recently who could perhaps tell me if there is any work at all in progress? It is so frustrating to be here in Europe with no communication whatsoever from the developers, and no lawyer to turn to either.
Many thanks in advance.
At the time that Kitt & Murray decided to cease operations in Samui. we contacted all of the clients that we had information on and, to our knowledge, had instructed us to keep them informed of what we were doing and to make alternate arrangements for all our clients. If you were not contacted, we had no information about your matter to hand and if this is the case I apologise and will endeavour to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
When we decided to leave Thailand, we attempted to have someone take over the business as a going concern. This discussion proved fruitless and we abandoned the idea after a lot of effort. This however does not solve your problem. We will contact Jerrold Kippen, who was our Samui office manager and who is now managing the Samui office for McEvily & Collins to see what happened here and if he can take over your matter on behalf of his new firm.
I have also sent you a PM, but please free to contact me directly on colin(at)kittmurray.com
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Sabai Properties / Kitt & Murray
in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao
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At the time that Kitt & Murray decided to cease operations in Samui. we contacted all of the clients that we had information on and, to our knowledge, had instructed us to keep them informed of what we were doing and to make alternate arrangements for all our clients. If you were not contacted, we had no information about your matter to hand and if this is the case I apologise and will endeavour to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
When we decided to leave Thailand, we attempted to have someone take over the business as a going concern. This discussion proved fruitless and we abandoned the idea after a lot of effort. This however does not solve your problem. We will contact Jerrold Kippen, who was our Samui office manager and who is now managing the Samui office for McEvily & Collins to see what happened here and if he can take over your matter on behalf of his new firm.
I have also sent you a PM, but please free to contact me directly on colin(at)kittmurray.com