introducing myself

hammer


Joined: 09/12/2007
Posts: 115

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 00:34

hi i am coming out to inspect my apartment at sea terra bay jan19th.

(i am flying to larnaca hiring a car and driving to kyrenia. looking for furniture while here.)

as for above sentance in brackets i have read posts on this site about doing these things with interest.

i build houses for living and do 90% of the work myself very satisfying when i complete a project and i only answer to myself and the wife of course.

i suppose buying from ikea in the south and taking the furniture to the north

would be a problem ?

will stop here so as not to write an essay so a big hello to you all

spud1


Joined: 22/05/2007
Posts: 544

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 00:38

hi hammer ask uturk he is on the ball regards your problem have a good trip spud1

JamesB


Joined: 07/02/2007
Posts: 450

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 00:44

Hi Hammer, Happy Christmas and have a good trip in the new year.

monkey


Joined: 18/12/2007
Posts: 27

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 00:56

Hi hammer - I too am a new member!



I have brought on turquoise bay and my furniture is on its way fom the uk - but my parents who have an apartment on sea terra marina brought all their furniture out there. Olguns do quite good packages and toros are also reasonable with getting tables etc made to spec. They are out there at the moment and have mentioned there are some good sales on at the moment!

I have heard that if you buy from the south you can get charged heavily in taxes etc but you would need to get this clarified!

Hope you have a great trip and good xmas

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 01:13

Monkey you are right you can only buy a limited amount £130 from the south before you are heavily taxed. It's not really worth it as I feel that you can, if you shop around, get everything you need in the north for similar prices. Olguns are excellent and many of the shops that sell furniture packages are flexible so you can mix and match and then negotiate a price.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 07:53

Welcome to the forum hammer why would you want to buy in the south ? when you have so much choice in the north . and by buying in nc you will be supporting the economy i bought all mine from torros in lefkosa , also while i'm there i only buy local food i never touch anything imported, just a silly little thing really but i do try to do my bit to support the country ,have a good day,

regards simbas

hammer


Joined: 09/12/2007
Posts: 115

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 16:59

thanks for all the replies and welcomes. good point from simbas will support local economy and check all the above mentioned stores. The wife loves ikea that was the only reason i mentioned shopping in south. i didnt mention that i was from Aylesbury, England.

Is the site mainly a mixture of people from north cyprus and england. anyone from somewhere else in the world ?

nice to get a feel of who you all are

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 18:26

hi hammer im not far from you i live in tring just down the road really

regards simbas

millzer


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 978

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 18:34

Hello Hammer,



We have an apartment at SeaTerra Esentepe. We are just down the road from you in MK. We also run the SeaTerra owners forum which covers all SeaTerra developments so if you want to join e-amil me and I'll send you details. Cheers.



millzer@hotmail.co.uk

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 20:02

hi millzer yeh not too far away from me either, we lived in mk for 20yrs we moved to tring 2yrs ago small world eh

regards simbas

Paulkay


Joined: 10/11/2007
Posts: 64

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 21:28

hi to millzer,simbas and hammer.

im from MK as well, would be good to try and meet up over xmas if poss,so we could share info on what we are doing and about to do over a couple of beers?

we are going to n/c 27/2/08 to look at some off plan villas

happy xmas to you all

Paul

millzer


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 978

Message Posted:
20/12/2007 21:49

Yeah small world eh!



Paul Kay. Drop me an e-mail we could have a beer.

hammer


Joined: 09/12/2007
Posts: 115

Message Posted:
22/12/2007 02:43

small world indead great to share experiences. have done quite a bit of work in tring over the years.got a lot of referals from michael anthony estate agents in the high street.Love the tappas bar and italian before that.Milton keynes is the prefered shopping area as to aylesbury.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
22/12/2007 06:55

hi hammer ,yeh thats true , but you know i have'nt been shopping in mk for over a year , i just can't be bothered going round and round looking for a parking space , where as i used to shop until i dropped , not the case any more , i'm all shopped out so it does'nt matter .but i still go to mk about 3 times a week . as all our friends are there , but on occasions i do go to aylesbury but mostly i use berkhampstead or hemel hempstead , yes , the tappas bar is very good there's also a swish new pub / bistro called the akerman in akeman st that is very very nice food of excellent quality , you must try it

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
30/12/2007 00:56

My wife and I regret not shipping out furniture etc from the UK for our apartment in Girne. Found UK prices far below that of NC even taking into account shipping costs. Try Dolphin Movers, we have found them excellant. Another option is buying at auction. Look at Iain's Auction at http://www.cypyp.com/amandas

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
30/12/2007 05:53

hi rtddci , welcome to the board ' you may have some regrets but you will be supporting your adopted country's economy !! that can only be good eh

have a good day simbas