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[Feisty]

What I said was that part way through construction the developer/builder very often takes out a re-mortgage using your property/land as surity and this is the real reason why most people do not get their title deeds because although the corrupt solicitor has completed on the deal and given your cash to the builder/developer, the bank are holding your deeds to fund the buiders next project.
In one village where we were considering a house purchase the owners only had the deeds to the land.

Whilst I don't dispute there is a problem with deeds, please get your facts right.
A developer cannot re-mortgage or even mortgage a property if it has been sold, only the land.
If an owner has deeds to the land the developer cannot re-mortgage any part of it.

Does this developer have to pay the land off before you get the title deeds? Surely this would pose some problem.

You've missed the point Fiesty he re-mortgages before final completion, there are so many tricks/dodgy activities going on.
If this was not so how come there is such a variance in time regarding different owners getting their title deeds? If the time was as it has been stated around 3 years then ask yourself why after 15 years has our friend still not been able to secure the release of her title deeds; maybe they're funding the new marina.

I haven't missed the point at all. A developer can not mortgage a property that has been sold to someone whether they have the title deeds or not. He can only mortgage the land.

[Feisty]

What I am surprised to see is how many people think it's ok for Greek Cypriots to steal land and property that doesn't belong to them, even condoning violence against the people who legally own them and then condemn the Turkish for doing the same. It really doesn't make sense to me.

[Maynard23]

It really doesn't make sense to me.

Nothing new there then !.

[Oracle]

What I am surprised to see is how many people think it's ok for Greek Cypriots to steal land and property that doesn't belong to them, even condoning violence against the people who legally own them and then condemn the Turkish for doing the same. It really doesn't make sense to me.

I don't think anyone condones such behaviour Feisty, and it is narrow minded of you to assume that.

What we do condone is upholding the legal justice system and allowing people to present grievances in the right way; not on forums or the street, but somewhere where all the evidence is presented from both sides.

[Feisty]

Not how your points come across and certainly not how your 'mate' posts.

[Oracle]

How do you think you and your "mate" across?

[Maynard23]

How do you think you and your "mate" come across?

saved by your new mate...................

[Oracle]

How do you think you and your "mate" come across?

saved by your new mate...................

Sorry to let the side down, and thanks for the edit sweetie ... I had a long answer all ready but got called away by the phone ... so pressed submit instead of just logging off ...


Just as well I did not write any more without double checking IMHO

[roseandchan]

i cannot believe how long some people have been waiting for title deeds. i thought that here in the trnc it was slow but it is much faster than in the south by the posts here. i don't believe that slagging off the developer in their absence proves anything. it most definatley doesn't make you any friends in cyprus. it will take goverments to change the way the systems work. don't blame the developer blame the system for allowing them to get away with it.

[Maynard23]

I have received information from my man in St James's (Jimmy Light) who informs me of the following snippets which I will interpret on his behalf.

It would appear that a male form was observed within the confines of a tent in the early hours of this morning lighting up a tilley lamp.
Probably completely oblivious to the fact that the silhouette would be considerably emphasized by the light in such a confined space, the gentleman (or so it is assumed), proceeded to lower his pyjama bottoms and actually adopted a crouched position in order to defecate into a bucket !!.

Jimmy informs me that, at this point, he (Jimmy) coughed rather loudly and observed the silhouette regaining an upright posture rather speedily.

Unfortunately, the tilley lamp was positioned immediately above the silhouette and the resulting CLANG !! was followed by a torrent of expletives far to gross for revelation on this forum.

Jimmy says that he is sure he heard some foreign sounding name being called out but was unable to determine exactly which name it was, the lamp was snuffed out at this point and Jimmy withdrew.

Jimmy was very reluctant to report this incident but felt it was his duty to do so for a very noble reason, he feels that the occupant of the tent should be made aware of the dangers such exposure in such a location could give rise to, he quite rightly points out that many of our M.Ps. and Legal Reps etc, are particularly fond of practising their "Cottageing" techniques in that vicinity (and in the small hours) and fears that the unfortunate occupant may suffer molestation.

Perhaps one of the occupant's entourage might like to pass on this information if they have any idea as to whom he/she may be (Jimmy suspects a he) and obviously warn of the dangers and consequences of such behaviour.

I do believe that the habit of defecating in a bucket, originated among the itinerant folk, I have no problem with them myself God Bless them, I do believe they are a little troublesome up around the Surrey areas of the U.K. at this time of the year but cannot be sure.

Perhaps someone with closer contact may be able to enlighten us all, hopefully Jimmy will be able to give us an update later. IMHO.