Centaline Property Agency is suing a company that entered into a deal to buy fung shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen's luxury house on The Peak in July this year after the HK$230 million deal failed. It is claiming HK$4.6 million in damages.
The property - House No3 at Severn 8 - was among properties Chan sold this year while he fought a court battle over the estate of his alleged late lover, Chinachem tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum.
The probate fight has probably cost Chan tens of millions of dollars in legal fees.
On Thursday, Centaline filed a writ in the High Court against Brilliant Castle International Limited, claiming the HK$4.6 million payment which it said it was owed after the company failed to complete the deal.
According to the writ, Brilliant Castle asked Centaline to act as its estate agent in relation to the house on July 17 this year.
It was agreed that Brilliant Castle should pay Centaline a commission of 1 per cent of the purchase price of the house if it entered into a binding purchase agreement with the vendor.
The writ said a provisional sale and purchase agreement was made on July 21 between Brilliant Castle and Tribiani Holdings, Chan's company, to buy the house for HK$230 million.
