100 days today in North Cyrpus

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 17:34

We are going out to celebrate to night , have been here 100 days and enjoyed every minute . Thank you all for making it such a friendly place and thanks to all the people that have helped us . Happy new year

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 17:36

good on you , enjoy .

EamonnMc


Joined: 18/06/2010
Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 17:50

I love a positive post ! Congrats to both of you on your good attitude and long may it continue !

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 17:53

Thankyou Rowlo and Eamonnmc , see , what a friendly place

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 18:13

I have been here 3 years,3 months and 3 days today.!!!



Love it sooooooooooooooo much



Where else can you get weather like this morning?



Mike

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 18:27

Yes I agree Mike , absolutely lovely . But I must admit I was a bit wicked and took a picture of my hubby in his shirt sleeves out in the sunshine and posted it back to the uk to show how lovely it was here today

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 18:38

Carol,beware Winter here may start this Friday.Look at Accuweather.This morning I posted about breakfast on the patio.then 2 hours Turkish homework,and in a teeshirtI hope you have a good evening

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 18:45

Like I have said before, you do not know what winter is.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 19:25

It would be really interesting to read about your move and how you have found living in North Cyprus.

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 22:16

We done it all wrong , bought off plan in an exibition in the uk , a place we had never been too , paid up front and paid up front for furniture packages . Started coming out for holidays , staying in a hotel . Then informed it was finished ahead of time , so was over the moon .

Didnt expect to retire for at least 5 to 10 tears BUT , got offered early redundancy last year ,we both took the money and ran. Moved out in september and are so chilled and relaxed . People have bent over backwards to help us here and we could nt be happier .

Like I said earlier thankyou every one for your support and help.

Done it all wrong but its turned out perfect

EamonnMc


Joined: 18/06/2010
Posts: 1019

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 22:27

After that story, I'm going to keep buying the lotto tickets !

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 23:49

Well done Carol.. you were lucky but attitude has a lot to do with it! Long may you continue to enjoy your life here.

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
03/01/2012 23:54

I'm so jealous lol !!

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 15:56

101 now

Thanks Mike had a great night out , EamonnMc yes keep getting them lott tickets and bizzilizzi we intend to enjoy life and hope that you do too

gemini39


Joined: 16/09/2011
Posts: 89

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 16:08

Hello

Great to hear your news

Can you advise if renting or did you buy and get deeds?

If you can advise on any tips please email or let me have yours

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 17:58

Hi gemini39

We have bought our place , but we did it all wrong but very gratefull its worked out for us .

I am not the right person to ask advice but there are plenty on this forum who could help and advice you .

Good luck

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 18:24

Well done carolhm,



hope you continue to enjoy life in the TRNC. Can you help other prospective buyers by recommending your builder and advocate and stating how long it took for you to get PTP and your title deeds? Any tips would be welcome.

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 18:36

No I cant but I know a man that can and he will be on here very soon

gemini39


Joined: 16/09/2011
Posts: 89

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 18:47

Look forward to that contact info.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Gemini39

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 18:53

Carolhm

Good luck kid, nice to see a positive approach, rarity these days on 44

mickhm


Joined: 26/03/2010
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 18:54

101 days and still looking forward. We bought at Sea Terra Reserve in Tatlisu. The Owners are Marsol properties and the construction was by Euro coast. By and large the buikdings are o.k. for North Cyprus although it would appear that some are better than others, dependant on who the constructors were. Our PTP took about a year to come through. There are 200 apartments on site and they are all built. The developer took out mortgages on the property which I believe are still outstanding but it did give them the chance to finish all the properties so they could sell them as an up and running site. I believe we have about 40 properties left to sell and they are selling them at a knock down rate. I am told that the deeds are in the process of being written and we should have them soon. My advocate was Talat Kursak. Have not had a lot of dealings with him but I understand he has been taken off the list of approved English speaking solicitors. Just stay calm and go with the flow.

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3533

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 19:04

Can you still get deeds with an outstanding mortage?

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 19:30

Dunno but we were told they were going to transfer the mortgages onto the unsold properties .

To be honest I am not going to worry about it , life is too short and I want to enjoy life with out stress .

If it happens then all well and good , if not just stay chilled

daisythedog


Joined: 17/07/2009
Posts: 73

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 19:47

Carol, just to let you and Mike know that am very pleased with the 'furniture package' settee and armchair I bought from you (via C44 sales ads) . Although basically the same design as my old one, are much better materials.

My dogs very happy to have new 'bed' where the arms don't fall off!!! am hoping the throw covers I use will keep it looking good for a long time to come

thanks Ann

Bradus


Joined: 25/02/2007
Posts: 2641

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 19:47

message 22



Read message 9 on the following:



http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/50429.asp



I sincerely hope that everything works out for the buyers on this development but I'm not sure it is such a "positive post" now that we know which site it is and how vulnerable the purchasers are.



Again, I would suggest that by all means continue to extol the virtues of TRNC as a relaxing place to live but do not suggest that your property purchase is anything other than a minefield and an outright gamble. Here is a prime example of a future problem, as yet unidentified by these buyers, that are on the first rungs of the property purchase ladder and cannot even see the consequences of buying mortgaged property with no deeds.



What rosy news. I've bought a property with a 2 million mortgage on it!

Stay chilled and please don't worry about eviction.

carolhm


Joined: 05/10/2011
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 20:32

Thank you bradus for your comment very nice of you , yes got a mortgage and yes it smells like roses over here too , very nice . The last thing i am going to worry about is eviction. If it were to happen then thats life , if it doesn t then thats great and i would of been worrying for nothing. But thanks again for your concern and i will keep relaxing and smiling

Message 24

Anne glad your dogs are comfy and hope you are well

butterfly



Joined: 26/01/2007
Posts: 164

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 21:35

came here on holiday in 2001, moved here full time 2002. Went back to UK 2008, family issues. Once resolved...moved back....October 2011, love it here, only place we want to be.

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 22:02

carolhm (mess 26)



Hope the roses don't end up smelling sickly! like lillies in a funeral parlour :-(

butterfly



Joined: 26/01/2007
Posts: 164

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 22:09

do you homework, don't expect too much, it can be a good life,

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
04/01/2012 22:44

Does anyone know what the exact meaning re message 21



''My advocate was Talat Kursak. Have not had a lot of dealings with him but I understand he has been taken off the list of approved English speaking solicitors''



What is the exact reason Talat Kursak been removed ?

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
05/01/2012 00:04

Do your homework pipie!

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3533

Message Posted:
05/01/2012 02:26

I wonder if the other eviction people

have the same faith?

davpat


Joined: 23/08/2011
Posts: 225

Message Posted:
05/01/2012 10:26

message 23,Carol,



Good for you,if it goes pear shaped,get over it,dust yourself off and get on with your life,it's too short to keep on moaning about how it's gone wrong!!!



David

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
05/01/2012 10:47

MAD, It will all end in tears believe me, Eurocoast built the site i had my home on, NOW SOLD thank God, last time i was out there the ssite was falling apart, lots of trouble with the pool, the properties some have loads of damp, i've maade my point say no more!!

Have now brought a place with deeds, no stupid maintenance company or committees to deal with, happy as Larry