In a sense, they held the whip hand over the Receivers inasmuch as they were in possession of the asset and were not inclined to move out unless their demands were met, which led to a protracted negotiation process.
As it appears they were lenders, ordinarily one would expect for them to have placed a caveat on the property and/or to have their names added to the title as joint owners, however, as with all things involving Melissa Caddick, 'Leave everything to me' financial sleight of hand was at work.
