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by davo
03 Aug 2010 11:03
Forum: General Property Questions
Topic: Is it really as bad as it sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 37840

Re: Is it really as bad as it sounds?

well, I am running out of options...
See reply from Sarah at the consulting firm you recommended...
and bear in mind that it certainly is to do with the exchange rate - difference of opinion with her there I'm afraid - if the euro was still at the saem exchange rate as wehn we bought we would eb ...
by davo
31 Jul 2010 22:12
Forum: General Property Questions
Topic: Is it really as bad as it sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 37840

Re: Is it really as bad as it sounds?

Nigel - figured out what PM meant. Thanks for the leads, have contacted both the lady re mortgages and the CEO of the vulture company - mainly to sound him out re the mortgage remaining in my name - can tsee how they releve yo uof the burden and someone else buys/transfers it to their name if the ...
by davo
30 Jul 2010 22:20
Forum: General Property Questions
Topic: Is it really as bad as it sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 37840

Re: Is it really as bad as it sounds?

hello all and thanks for the replies.
Helen - unfortunately we no longer own a house in the uk, we are renting and so have no means to borrow money.
We have contacted Maxim who arrange remortgages on foreign property from the UK as a base. They have not provided a solution as yet. Even if they did ...
by davo
28 Jul 2010 21:30
Forum: General Property Questions
Topic: Is it really as bad as it sounds?
Replies: 13
Views: 37840

Re: Is it really as bad as it sounds?

I too have a very similar if not worse experience to you.
We bought 3 years ago in Paphos from Leptos Estates.
We paid 108,000 CYP putting down a deposit of around £30,000.
The exchange rate at the time meant we had an apartment costing 190,000 Euros.
We wanted to use the Swiss franc for mortgage ...