Kibkom North Cyprus Forum

This is so indicative of the problems buying here and so wrong in every way. I feel so sad for them all, can't imagine how upsetting it is for them.

Six British retirees who purchased houses on the Greatstone 2 site in Lapta face eviction because the contractor who built the properties went bankrupt.

Six Brtish Lapta Residents Facing Eviction
Unable to repay his debts he left the country and the residents on the Greatstone 2 site were left to battle in the courts. Despite the fact that each had paid £126,000 or more for their houses, the banks came after them for the builder’s debts. Victims said that even though they had paid in full for their homes, there was still no proper road or electricity on the estate.

Victims who said that they lived in stress because of the debt trial that lasted for years. They said the houses were of poor-quality build, residents endured frequent and long power cuts and had suffered electric shocks from the power sockets.

full story here: https://www.lgcnews.com/brit-residents- ... -bankrupt/

That is a terrible shame and you would have thought by now it should be a thing of the past. A very bad impression given of the TRNC to the world too and I would imagine local estate agents are cursing the builder now for the damage to their reputations.

If as it looks, these unfortunate people have to return to the UK, practically penniless (they say the funds from selling their UK homes went to buy their TRNC property), depending on how long ago they left, they may be regarded as 'aliens' and not entitled to any social security/NHS help for at least a qualifying 'UK residence period'. And yet it seems that non-contributory benefits are paid to new immigrants to the UK though.

Our local post office is run by a couple who had lived in the RoC for some years and were shocked to find that when they returned to the UK (for family reasons) they could not claim even basic social security help for at least six months. Fortunately, they did arrive with some funds in the bank and were able to survive whilst desperately looking for work and were very glad to get the post office.

How true this is I don't know but I was told today (I believe a reliable source) that the person who bought them all, was in fact the person who owned the land originally. Sharp practice or what? I used to think those crooked days were more or less in the past, but apparently not. Its cases like this that makes me realise that no matter how crooked our people were, there are others in a worse position.

Hopefully the buyer will be forced to take them to court to evict them and they can delay and delay for years.