confirmor

plural confirmors

1. lawOne who performs the confirmation of an estate; the grantor of a deed of confirmation.

   The confirmor must have such an estate and property in the thing of which the confirmation is made, as may enable him to confirm the estate to the confirmee; Dyer 109.

   1826, S. F. T. Wilde, editor, A Supplement to Mr. Barton’s Precedents in Conveyancing […], volume 2, page 325, note 1

2. Hong KongA purchaser of real estate who resells the property before the transaction is completed.

   Confirmors buy and sell a property before a transaction is completed and they are generally thought to be speculators.

   2004 August 30, “Buy-and-sell home market loses steam as deals fall off”, in South China Morning Post

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   During the period between the signing of the provisional S&P agreement and the completion of the sale, “A” (the confirmor) sells the property to sub-purchaser “C” for a higher price.

   2008, Chris Dillon, Landed: The Expatriate’s Guide to Buying and Renovating Property in Hong Kong, →ISBN, page 27