Remove tenuous links to previous iMac owner

Hi All
OK, after various 'suggestions' from apple support personnel, I'm hoping someone here may be able to help.
I purchased a second-user mid 2011 27" iMac with Mountain Lion.
Using migration assistant, installed my TM backup from older Macbook Pro - all works perfectly (as expected, this is apple).
However, when I come to use the appstore, it tells me I have 4 apps needing upgraded (iWork,iPhoto,iMovie), click update and it says "You have updates available for other accounts - Sign in to [email protected] to update applications for that account." (I don't have that privileged info as it belongs to the previous owner) , so I can't update my OWN iWork and iLife - installed originally via purchased DVDs - fair enough, it wasn't from appstore - so I'd like to re-purchase them but can't because the appstore thinks I already have them on this mac (only owned by someone else) and the purchase button is only an 'update' button.
Fine, so I speak to a local apple genius - 'create a clone of the drive, boot up from it then wipe the imac hardrive - all partitions (including the recovery)' - done - sounds like good vaild info. Re-install Mountain Lion from a copy he placed on a usb key (an apple copy I guess as it didn't ask to check my apple id) - pull in your data via either the clone or TM backup - done - all ok as before - except that the problem persists.
Option 2 - speak to an apple tech on helpline - 'delete your copy of iwork and all the iwork files in /Library/Application Support - empty trash then re-install from dvd' - done - problem still persists.
Option 3 - email an apple tech - sign in to your apple id on appstore and update your apps - WHAT ? Patently not even reading the problem so simplify it and try again - same kind of answer, ask to escalate - haven't heard from since.
Having spoken to another apple tech, it turns out that the imac already had iwork and ilife installed at first purchase - the appstore is making a link between the original owner and my mac - a link that perhaps shouldn't exist - I even re-registered the imac. I'm assuming the original owner registered the installed software under his ID - does he own the licence or do I own the licence as it was pre-installed ?
Anyone got any suggestions - maybe I can file the serial number off :-)) I'm quite prepared to re-purchase ilife and iwork (although it shouldn't really be necessary).
TIA
Best regards
Neil

Thanks !
Alberto
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