"I just sold my property with McHugh &…"

I just sold my property with McHugh & Co, and I couldn’t be happier! They exceeded my expectations and got me a fantastic price. I highly recommend them!

"Top stuff"

First class during and after

"First time house buyer"

First time house buyer. Easy to understand legal pack. Kept informed and up to date throughout the entire process.

"Highly Recommend "

Excellent company, great auction platform and staff are extremely helpful with auction process, highly recommend.

"One of the Top London auction companys "

Always find a great selection of stock on offer at McHugh & Co auctions. One of the catalogues i most look forward to browsing. Although i didn't win a lot at their recent auction, i hope to me more successful at their next event. Keep up the good work guys!

"Friendly professional team"

Friendly team, great service
Thanks!

"Great experience throughout"

Great experience throughout. The knowledge of the team is impeccable and they were able to guide me through the process of bid and sale.
They offer great selection of lots and when asked any questions regarding fees etc these were very clearly explained which is great!
I am a first time bidder and would definitely recommend! :)

"Great, "

Great, very professional. Friendly team

"McHugh prefer to remove negative review than deal with them sadly"

Sadly the earlier review regarding government row in enfield was removed - very shoddy listing that resulted in lots of bargain hunters breaking into the garden and the listing was very misleading - not a trustworthy company sadly as they then went to have the review removed rather than deal with it

"Raptors in Sheep's Clothing"

I've reviewed a couple of legal packs from this company - unless spending a tedious (but necessary) time working through legal documents, buyers will not realise the many hidden fees associated with purchasing properties from McHugh & Co.

It seems that normally, there is an auction bid price that obviously has to be paid, then a fee to the auctioneer for their services in advertising the property and putting together legal packs. Most auctioneers gain double - a fee from both the buyer and seller for this.

Now, instead of overtly stating fees for any particular property being auctioned within the main property listing, this company appears to hide the costs within legal packs. The information is not 'hidden' per se, but neither is it readily available - unsuspecting buyers new to auctions might miss it until too late - when committed to a purchase, which is no longer as affordable but, for which they can do nowt abowt.

E.g.1:
On or before completion the Buyer shall pay the Seller a contribution towards the cost of any searches or disbursements including any indemnity policy, or any other search provided by the Seller whether in the auction pack or after exchange a sum of £650.00. The seller will not be providing an invoice and the General/Standard Conditions is varied accordingly.

E.g.2: In the event of the Seller serving Notice to Complete the Buyer shall as a condition of completion pay the Sellers solicitors costs of £750.00 plus VAT in relation to the service of notice. Any additional work incurred as a result of a failure to complete on time will be charged accordingly.

All prices are +VAT, therefore £650 is actually £780, and £750 is actually £900 (£1650 in additional fees already).

There are many other contract clauses e.g.: "The property is being sold with limited title guarantee save that for the purposes of Section 6(2)(a) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1994 matters now recorded in registers open to public inspection shall be treated as being within the actual knowledge of the Purchaser", which effectively means:

The buyer is expected to perform their own due diligence by reviewing public records (e.g., land registry records, local authority searches). If any adverse matters are found in these public registers, the buyer cannot claim to be unaware of them after the purchase is completed. The limited title guarantee also means the seller is not liable for title defects that arose before their ownership of the property unless explicitly disclosed.

In short, the buyer is responsible for checking public records and assumes the risk for any issues that could have been discovered in those records.

It goes on and on and on.

Legal eagles (raptors) of course gain benefit from this - I'm sure the owner(s) are lawyers - not content with gaining sales fees (from both buyer and sellers), they additionally gorge on other extras and then, as added security for themselves, tie prospective buyers in legal jargon, knowing most, if any will not proceed to court about it - and if they do, there's lots of ambiguity - more food for lawyers.

The Summary of this review is Buyer BEWARE McHUGH & CO