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[purdey]

Property in the North is widely advertised across Europe. From newspapers to travel magazines.
The owness is is on the purchaser to find out if the land or property is legally for sale.
Greed is the major selling point in the North, prices are cheap, hence you can buy a property at a fraction of the cost in relation to buying in the south.
Estate agents in the north are not regulated hence the influx of British so called companies trying to make a quick buck, and fleece the greedy.
I am in favour of freedom of choice, but on the other hand common sense tells me, is it too good to be true.
The Foreign Office can only advise on any matter, it is always left to the individual to make a choice.

[umit07]

Why are foreigners in the spotlight about GC property in the North? Many TC's have built on GC land all over the island. GC's thinking they can get it all back is just absurd, how many TC's do you think will vote "Yes" to a soln. plan where all GC land will be given back and all property on GC land demolished. THe same is true for a lot of TC land in the south, a lot of TC land has been expropriated without even giving the owners any notice.

[bill cobbett]

Would absolutely agree that the GB Foreign Office can only advise but would argue that it is the strength of that advise that is at the very least questionable and I think condemnable. If we think that the GB FO's job is to protect the interests of Brits, in this case through the weakness of this advise it seeks to protect the interests of its ally, the RoT, as it has done in all matters relating to Cy for the past five decades.

(Just tried to get an update of the FO and the UK High Commission ( in Cy) positions on this. The website is being updated and much of what I want to see has been archived!)


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..bill c. .. evicted from the north by weak advice from the GB government

[purdey]

Greed is the issue you have to combat Bill. There will always be people out there who want a deal. Thinking of where that product, land came from is secondry in some peoples minds.

[bill cobbett]

Greed is the issue you have to combat Bill. There will always be people out there who want a deal. Thinking of where that product, land came from is secondry in some peoples minds.

I have to agree with you P. Just wish that things were otherwise and that a small number of people respected others a little more.

[Nikitas]

Umit:

"Why are foreigners in the spotlight about GC property in the North? Many TC's have built on GC land all over the island."

The fuss is because the TC is a)Cypriot, b)in a future solution a TC can offer land in ths outh in compensation or echange c) a TC using GC land can cite necessity or overriding need.

There is a vast difference between the above and the sneaky Brit or German etc who deals with crooks to buy a holiday home on the cheap. If you think long term, do you want people who think like that to be permanent residents of the island after a solution is reached?

[denizaksulu]

Greed is the issue you have to combat Bill. There will always be people out there who want a deal. Thinking of where that product, land came from is secondry in some peoples minds.

Ah, that damn word 'GREED'. Synonimous with money. The root of all evil. But for 'Greed' we would have been living happily and peacefully in the isle of Cyprus.

[umit07]

Umit:

"Why are foreigners in the spotlight about GC property in the North? Many TC's have built on GC land all over the island."

The fuss is because the TC is a)Cypriot, b)in a future solution a TC can offer land in ths outh in compensation or echange c) a TC using GC land can cite necessity or overriding need.

There is a vast difference between the above and the sneaky Brit or German etc who deals with crooks to buy a holiday home on the cheap. If you think long term, do you want people who think like that to be permanent residents of the island after a solution is reached?

From your points Nikitas one can argue that it was a necessity to sell GC land to brits in order to rake money into the economy. The referandum period really made the construction business go crazy over here, I can say that there was about 40,000 people working in the business. At the moment there is an influx of bulidings not all over the place. There are around 650 fully finished homes in the Kyrenia area alone that are waiting for potential buyers.

[Get Real!]

The owness is is on the purchaser to find out if the land or property is legally for sale.

The ONUS purdey...

[denizaksulu]

The owness is is on the purchaser to find out if the land or property is legally for sale.

The ONUS purdey...

Whats this, another word game?