Hi,

     I am after some advice on the private sale (auction in the dark really), if there is any? And is it a tactic by agents to stall the section 32 to allow for more interested parties to join the show?  

It is common for estate agents to withhold the Section 32 Vendor's Statement until the last minute, sometimes until the day of the auction, to ensure that purchasers don't get too much of an opportunity to ask questions or investigate problems.  For example, a property being auctioned because of contamination may not generate and maintain interest if purchasers see a special condition in the contract by which the purchaser is required to acknowledge that the property is contaminated and to accept it "as is".  By withholding the Section 32 it is likely that a purchaser will not have time to investigate, and will take the risk rather than lose the property.