Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Property For Sale in Calis Beach & Turkey => Buying Property in Calis Beach, Fethiye and Turkey => Topic started by: charlste on June 10, 2018, 09:57:40 AM

Title: Property sale
Post by: charlste on June 10, 2018, 09:57:40 AM

My friend as just sold his apartment and he was thinking of taking the sterling home with him as he doesnt do internet banking.
Is there a limit of how much sterling he can take back to the uk?

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: KKOB on June 10, 2018, 10:43:59 AM

Travelling anywhere in Europe is risky with more than the equivalent of 10,000 Euros from a non-EU source.

He'll need to declare it and provide proof of the source of the cash.

https://www.gov.uk/bringing-cash-into-uk

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: Scunner on June 10, 2018, 11:01:43 AM

And as if that wasn’t enough, it is possible he might have it seized at Dalaman and have to prove it is his and not ill gotten later in a Turkish court.

Advise your friend to find an electronic way as walking out of Turkey and into the EU with a holdall full of banknotes is a risky thing to do.

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: charlste on June 10, 2018, 11:19:07 AM

Thanks for your replies.
Its exaclty what i thought and told him yesterday.
I will be seeing him today so will have a word.
I am pretty sure garanti bank in fethiye would transfer it for him.
At a charge of course.

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: JohnF on June 10, 2018, 11:25:57 AM

Travelling anywhere with a large amount of cash is foolhardy, whatever charge Garanti make would be worth it - and Keith makes a really good point, its Dalaman that would be the issue, not the entry into the UK.  The UK authorities would likely accept the supporting documentation from the sale, whereas the Turkish authorities at Dalaman may require further paperwork that he may not have.

JF

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: KKOB on June 10, 2018, 11:33:37 AM

I have a friend The Reverend, Barrister, Doctor, Major-General Michael Mguto who would be happy to help your friend. Ask him if he wants his contact details.  ;)

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: sadler on June 10, 2018, 12:13:33 PM

I know somebody who did exactly this. He was taken off the plane at Dalaman, the money confiscated and the last time I spoke to him, about a year ago, he still hadn’t got it back. This happened over 10 years ago!

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: Scunner on June 10, 2018, 13:07:08 PM

I think we might know the same guy sadler

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: sadler on June 10, 2018, 13:49:05 PM

I think we do, Scunner.

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: Ray1951 on June 10, 2018, 16:51:55 PM

They even have sniffer dogs who are trained to suss out large quantise of cash.

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: Scunner on June 10, 2018, 16:53:31 PM

Doshunds

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: SteveJ on June 11, 2018, 12:08:50 PM

Bread Setters  ;D

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: Stuart T on June 11, 2018, 20:49:27 PM

Doughbermans

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: davybill on June 12, 2018, 10:10:32 AM

Cashhounds.

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: DANKY on June 12, 2018, 13:00:12 PM

pounddogs   :)

Title: Re: Property sale
Post by: sadler on June 12, 2018, 15:27:02 PM

I think this post is going to the dogs!  ;D