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In an EU country.........

Couple awarded house after legal battle
By Jean Christou
A BRITISH couple came very close to losing their €680,000 house in Ayia Thekla when their developer sold it to someone else behind their backs.

According to Yiannos Georgiades, the couple’s present lawyer, the two Britons set up a company and bought the property in Ayia Thekla, which they planned to rent out. The price of the house was CYP?400,000 and they had filed a sale of contract with the Land Registry.

However the couple held back the last payment of CYP?23,000 because they claimed the developer, Lane Homes, had not yet fulfilled its obligations under the contract so they deposited the money with their former lawyers Pittadjis of Paralimni to hold until the contract was completed as a sign of goodwill that they intended to pay once the work was finished.

The couple had not taken possession of the house although they had paid CYP?377,000, almost the full amount.

Georgiades said that in March this year they were informed that someone was interfering with the locks on the house. This was followed by more news that some people from Scotland were going to buy the house.

In the meantime, the developers had filed a suit in court saying the British couple had defaulted on their payments, even though the money was with the lawyers, ready to hand over when the required work was finished.

The couple however never saw the court papers and didn’t know about the proceedings. In their absence, the judge issued an order for repossession and ordered the couple to withdraw their contract of sale within seven days.

There was no provision however for the return of the CYP?377,000 already paid.

Georgiades said he had to act fast to have the judgement set aside or the couple would lose the house they had practically paid for, and their money.

“We filed quickly to set aside the judgement,” he said, adding that there was a clear case of abuse of the court in the processing of the case. “It was all really horrible,” Georgiades added.

He said the judge then tried to encourage a settlement, but the lawyer for the developer said he needed to consult with the developer’s other lawyers who turned out to be the same firm that was initially representing the couple, the Pittadjis law firm.

“They claimed they represented the developer but not in this particular case,” Georgiades added. Even so, it was a clear conflict of interest he said.

He also said the developers had fiddled with emails to try and prove that the couple had knowledge of the initial court case. However Georgiades said they checked with the internet providers who confirmed the extra emails were not authentic. “This is all on record,” he said.

“Finally the judge decided to stay the procedure until the case had been heard in civil court, and set aside the earlier judgement requiring them to withdraw their contract of sale from the Land Registry”

The couple now has possession of the house.

Georgiades said the new buyers of the house are now exposed legally.

“These people were not covered by a genuine sale,” he said. “It has also been reported as a crime that the developer sold the house twice.” Georgiades said the house was sold for the second time for CYP?550,000, which is CYP?150,000 more than the first couple bought it for.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

[doesntmatter]

In an EU country.........

Couple awarded house after legal battle
By Jean Christou
A BRITISH couple came very close to losing their €680,000 house in Ayia Thekla when their developer sold it to someone else behind their backs.

According to Yiannos Georgiades, the couple’s present lawyer, the two Britons set up a company and bought the property in Ayia Thekla, which they planned to rent out. The price of the house was CYP?400,000 and they had filed a sale of contract with the Land Registry.

However the couple held back the last payment of CYP?23,000 because they claimed the developer, Lane Homes, had not yet fulfilled its obligations under the contract so they deposited the money with their former lawyers Pittadjis of Paralimni to hold until the contract was completed as a sign of goodwill that they intended to pay once the work was finished.

The couple had not taken possession of the house although they had paid CYP?377,000, almost the full amount.

Georgiades said that in March this year they were informed that someone was interfering with the locks on the house. This was followed by more news that some people from Scotland were going to buy the house.

In the meantime, the developers had filed a suit in court saying the British couple had defaulted on their payments, even though the money was with the lawyers, ready to hand over when the required work was finished.

The couple however never saw the court papers and didn’t know about the proceedings. In their absence, the judge issued an order for repossession and ordered the couple to withdraw their contract of sale within seven days.

There was no provision however for the return of the CYP?377,000 already paid.

Georgiades said he had to act fast to have the judgement set aside or the couple would lose the house they had practically paid for, and their money.

“We filed quickly to set aside the judgement,” he said, adding that there was a clear case of abuse of the court in the processing of the case. “It was all really horrible,” Georgiades added.

He said the judge then tried to encourage a settlement, but the lawyer for the developer said he needed to consult with the developer’s other lawyers who turned out to be the same firm that was initially representing the couple, the Pittadjis law firm.

“They claimed they represented the developer but not in this particular case,” Georgiades added. Even so, it was a clear conflict of interest he said.

He also said the developers had fiddled with emails to try and prove that the couple had knowledge of the initial court case. However Georgiades said they checked with the internet providers who confirmed the extra emails were not authentic. “This is all on record,” he said.

“Finally the judge decided to stay the procedure until the case had been heard in civil court, and set aside the earlier judgement requiring them to withdraw their contract of sale from the Land Registry”

The couple now has possession of the house.

Georgiades said the new buyers of the house are now exposed legally.

“These people were not covered by a genuine sale,” he said. “It has also been reported as a crime that the developer sold the house twice.” Georgiades said the house was sold for the second time for CYP?550,000, which is CYP?150,000 more than the first couple bought it for.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

“It has also been reported as a crime that the developer sold the house twice.”


It'll be very interesting to see how this will further develop in this "EU country".

[zan]

In an EU country.........

Couple awarded house after legal battle
By Jean Christou
A BRITISH couple came very close to losing their €680,000 house in Ayia Thekla when their developer sold it to someone else behind their backs.

According to Yiannos Georgiades, the couple’s present lawyer, the two Britons set up a company and bought the property in Ayia Thekla, which they planned to rent out. The price of the house was CYP?400,000 and they had filed a sale of contract with the Land Registry.

However the couple held back the last payment of CYP?23,000 because they claimed the developer, Lane Homes, had not yet fulfilled its obligations under the contract so they deposited the money with their former lawyers Pittadjis of Paralimni to hold until the contract was completed as a sign of goodwill that they intended to pay once the work was finished.

The couple had not taken possession of the house although they had paid CYP?377,000, almost the full amount.

Georgiades said that in March this year they were informed that someone was interfering with the locks on the house. This was followed by more news that some people from Scotland were going to buy the house.

In the meantime, the developers had filed a suit in court saying the British couple had defaulted on their payments, even though the money was with the lawyers, ready to hand over when the required work was finished.

The couple however never saw the court papers and didn’t know about the proceedings. In their absence, the judge issued an order for repossession and ordered the couple to withdraw their contract of sale within seven days.

There was no provision however for the return of the CYP?377,000 already paid.

Georgiades said he had to act fast to have the judgement set aside or the couple would lose the house they had practically paid for, and their money.

“We filed quickly to set aside the judgement,” he said, adding that there was a clear case of abuse of the court in the processing of the case. “It was all really horrible,” Georgiades added.

He said the judge then tried to encourage a settlement, but the lawyer for the developer said he needed to consult with the developer’s other lawyers who turned out to be the same firm that was initially representing the couple, the Pittadjis law firm.

“They claimed they represented the developer but not in this particular case,” Georgiades added. Even so, it was a clear conflict of interest he said.

He also said the developers had fiddled with emails to try and prove that the couple had knowledge of the initial court case. However Georgiades said they checked with the internet providers who confirmed the extra emails were not authentic. “This is all on record,” he said.

“Finally the judge decided to stay the procedure until the case had been heard in civil court, and set aside the earlier judgement requiring them to withdraw their contract of sale from the Land Registry”

The couple now has possession of the house.

Georgiades said the new buyers of the house are now exposed legally.

“These people were not covered by a genuine sale,” he said. “It has also been reported as a crime that the developer sold the house twice.” Georgiades said the house was sold for the second time for CYP?550,000, which is CYP?150,000 more than the first couple bought it for.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

“It has also been reported as a crime that the developer sold the house twice.”


It'll be very interesting to see how this will further develop in this "EU country".

I just don't get in....Corruption and and no real laws and clear cut administration for such sales.....I just don't get it!!

[doesntmatter]

This; "They claimed they represented the developer but not in this particular case,” Georgiades added. Even so, it was a clear conflict of interest he said.", the fact that the first judge ruled for the developer and the fact that the GC "police" did absoultely nothing should make you "get it".

[Piratis]

Yet more irrelevant things from the Turkish invaders who run out of ways to excuse their crimes and illegalities against Cyprus.

[paliometoxo]

the tcs feel its ok to sell OUR property to the british and buy mercedes and bmw's , your not one to talk about selling land twice, the tcs sell land which doesent even belong to them not just one person but many of you doing it... which you seem to feel is acceptable

and your saying this kind of thing doe snot happen in ANY eu country? im not saying what he did was ok far from it but it happens.. what can you do? like taking tcs to court over and over again for selling land that does not belong to them.

[zan]

Yet more irrelevant things from the Turkish invaders who run out of ways to excuse their crimes and illegalities against Cyprus.

We don't need excuses to live in our own country mate. Get that into your head.

This is to show what is on the cards for the TCs in your so called utopia...Majority rule ok....Majority rulers more like.....Sort out your own house before trying to sell it to us...

[Get Real!]

What the hell has this story got to do with the CyProb you uneducated peasant? Did you stupidly assume that a house sale gone sour will have an impact on future political elections or something? Perhaps your pea-brain figured that the "greenhouse effect" is caused by such incidents which in turn affect the CyProb…

[paliometoxo]

Yet more irrelevant things from the Turkish invaders who run out of ways to excuse their crimes and illegalities against Cyprus.

We don't need excuses to live in our own country mate. Get that into your head.

This is to show what is on the cards for the TCs in your so called utopia...Majority rule ok....Majority rulers more like.....Sort out your own house before trying to sell it to us...

tcs are a minority get over it....

you dont see the russians in cyprus complaining or the romanians im sure there are just as many of them as there are tcs you dont see them trying to make a seperate state in cyprus or in england the many indians and foreigners living there...

when turkey give 50% land to kurds then you can complain that there is not two states in cyprus and ask for 50% power. but wait that unacceptable to turkey but its ok for the very same thing to happen in cyprus.

just because turkey have a larger army does not make it ok to steal our land and divide the island by force.

turks have the brawn the army to stop us but we have the brawn we will take down the so called turkish republic one way or another, there is only one way your republic is heading. so all this invasion and planning to devide cyprus was for nothing. turkey lost america and slowly losing all its allies.no one wants turkey in eu no one will let turkey devide our land

[zan]

What the hell has this story got to do with the CyProb you uneducated peasant? Did you stupidly assume that a house sale gone sour will have an impact on future political elections or something? Perhaps your pea-brain figured that the "greenhouse effect" is caused by such incidents which in turn affect the CyProb…

You guys at DT HQ are so transparent it hurts me to see you do such amateurish work....I gave yo a little insight as to my education and now you think you can add psychological damage by constantly refering to it..."It's his Achilles Heal" I can hear you say... Let me save you some time (and maybe this years budget )......It aint gonna work guys.....Long past that sort of dilemma... Get a new psychologist..I hear Cracker is looking for work!!!!!