saddled with debt

gordon_gekko

not sure if this topic is appropriate for this forum but here goes

i bought a car this week for cash , i knew that the seller still had debt attached to the car so i wrote up a document stating that the seller takes full responsibility for any outstanding debt or finance on the vechile
i then got a friend who was with me as a witness to sign , i myself signed and the seller signed the document , we then both took a copy

my question is , were the seller to renague on his pledge to take responsibility for the debt on the vechile , would this signed homemade document be worth the paper its printed on

if indeed it would not ( dont need any lectures on the stupidity of it , thank you) could i get my solicitor to draw up an official document of agreement , the seller seems willing to sign such a document but im not sure they would be willing to have a solicitor come over to there house and witness all the parties involved sign off
would it instead be enough for me to bring such a document drawn up by a solicitor to the sellers house and have the seller sign it with just myself and a mate perhaps as witness

thanks

EL_Loco

disclaimer: I ain't no lawyer.

you seem to have covered the basics for a legitimate contract. Just because it wasn't overly formal doesn't mean it won't hold water legally.

I await correction.

bren2002

How much are we talking about here?

louis346789

Hi

Dont waste any more time or money drawing up documents. If the car is financed , you say there is debt attached to it, it is owned by the finance house. The guy your dealing with cannot contract to sell it. He does not own it.

johnnyskeleton

read the charter, and delete your posts before a mod bans you.