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[RichardB]

Richard, I am pleased that you have had 'no trouble' so to speak; it is always good to hear positive outcomes.

Correct me if I am wrong but you have a Cypriot wife yes? Did she assist you? Do you think that her being Cypriot and maybe having the right contacts helped?

What do you suggest others (non Greek speakers) can do in order to experience the same happy endings?

Hi Bubbles, Yes my wife is Cypriot but I honestly dont believe that this had any influence on the purchases. I certainly do not have any contacts in the Cyprus Legal/Property developers proffession.

My recent dealings with a Cypriot solicitor did not involve
my wife at all

As to suggestions I can only reiterate what has been said on forum many times ie Do your homework , Ask for references from the Developer from other customers , Talk to the niehbours on any complex you are looking at purchasing on, ask other Brits or better still local cypriots for recommendations, Get an out of town Lawyer there are many competant ones in Nicosia who can quite easily represent you say for a purchase in Pafos who will not have dealings with the developers and operate independently. Get all documentation in English, if you dont speak Greek and the developer cannot provide ...Dont purchase its a recipe for disaster.

Not speaking Greek is not a problem as all the legal profession are more than competant in English

Cant really say much more

BTW did you have any probs with your purchase ..Or are you renting ..which is another sensible suggestion

[RichardB]

Richard, I am pleased that you have had 'no trouble' so to speak; it is always good to hear positive outcomes.

Correct me if I am wrong but you have a Cypriot wife yes? Did she assist you? Do you think that her being Cypriot and maybe having the right contacts helped?

What do you suggest others (non Greek speakers) can do in order to experience the same happy endings?

Aren't there 100,000 Cypriots without title deeds?

Anyone without deeds, even if there is no toxic debt owed on their properties, is a potential problem of varying degrees. If the developer goes bust you may be asked to pay his debts to officially own what you have already paid for.

Would you ever consider paying someone elses back taxes in the UK? Or even be asked to?

Not relevant to this thread which is for positive purchases and dealings comments please find an appropriate thread or start your own

[Jack M]

No. Any positive comment should be able to stand up to scrutiny or it is worthless. You want to defend the indefensible without listening to what people say. Well tough.

You should not have to find a solicitor in another town. They have a code of conduct which they consistently ignore.

[RichardB]

No. Any positive comment should be able to stand up to scrutiny or it is worthless.

You should not have to find a solicitor in another town. They have a code of conduct which they consistently ignore.

Then go ahead and scrutinise the positive comments

Aren't there 100,000 Cypriots without title deeds?

A statement with a random comment stating there are 100,000 Cypriots without title deeds hardly constitutes scrutiny and as i said is irrelevant to this thread.

Anyone without deeds, even if there is no toxic debt owed on their properties, is a potential problem of varying degrees. If the developer goes bust you may be asked to pay his debts to officially own what you have already paid for.

The above is more scrutiny of the positive comments ??????

Would you ever consider paying someone elses back taxes in the UK? Or even be asked to?

I rest my case as to the relevance of this comment on this thread.

Sorry Jack I'm not trying to suppress or deride your comments but I cant honestly see thier relevance as to what I was asking for on this thread

There are plenty of negative threads for you to place these comments on

[Oracle]

That's a ridiculous argument, Jack M!

It's like someone saying, "I feel really good today because everyone is smiling and the sun is shining" ... and you come up and say ... "Yeah, but those people should get their teeth fixed and last week it was pouring with rain".

Now, respect RichardB; and stick to the ethos of the thread ...

[Jack M]

The relevance of my comment is that no one has a good developer until they have their deeds.

While the whole system is resting on a bed of quicksand however, the thread subject is a rather moot point.

Whilst appreciating the genuine grievences of some I am sure there are far more members who have had trouble free purchases and dealings with these people.

I rather think my comments have a lot of relevance to the above point in the opening post.

[RichardB]

The relevance of my comment is that no one has a good developer until they have their deeds.

While the whole system is resting on a bed of quicksand however, the thread subject is a rather moot point.

Whilst appreciating the genuine grievences of some I am sure there are far more members who have had trouble free purchases and dealings with these people.

I rather think my comments have a lot of relevance to the above point in the opening post.

WRONG the thread is obviously directed at those who wish to make POSITIVE comments

[Jack M]

Aha, I understand now. You wish to prove your point that far more members have had trouble free purchases by operating a dictatorship disallowing comment that may prove your point incorrect.

What's new?

I've tried and tried but actually can't come up with anyone I know who had a trouble free purchase. If we are merely excluding the deeds problem I do know 1 couple who were relatively trouble free but they'd like to move but are, like many, trapped where they are.

[Gasman]

Why can't you just lift all the postive comments, praise and admiration off the other thread where the developer who beat up their buyer (with the help of two mates) is being hailed as a hero?

Sorted. You want a developer people honour - they honour him.

[Jack M]

Wouldn't it be absolutely fantastic if people actually could buy a property without having their lives ruined and being robbed of their life savings?

There's a novel concept if ever I heard of one. Happy customers who can just live peacefully.