Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum => Topic started by: mariem100 on November 19, 2011, 21:23:27 PM
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Thank you for your comments. This is my situation.
I went on line and found a site called properties in Turkey. From that I arranged to meet the rep. in Oludeniz to view varios properties I had chosen. I met a guy called Ishmail who took me round looking at properties. He tried to push one in particular which was very nice but 20, 000 over my budget. The price dropped the next day by 10,000 £ and he knew perfectly well that my budget was 50,000 plus expenses. He took me to the Hanel offices in Fethiye and there it was agreed that I would pay £1000 deposit to hold the property a further £6000 at the end of November which would then be the 10% down payment paid. They then said that after the military check was satisfactory that I could pay the remaining £43,000. The remaining £10,00 I could pay over 10 months from the day of signing the contract. It says in the contract that I have that the tapu will be in my name on payment of £50,000 but that it will remain in the custody of the solicitor until the final £10,000 has been paid. In other words an interest free repayment of £10,000 over 10 months. They also reduced the fees ( tax, agency, lawyer) by about £1500
I visited a lawyer recommended by them ( they said I could get my own if I prefered) and I felt that this solicitor came accross as being bone fide. Now that I have read your comments I have become very nervous about the whole thing.I have written to the Turkish board of trade to ask about the integrity of this company. What to do !!!!
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Don't use their solicitor, better still use Scunner's agency, Assured Estates, to buy and then you will have no worries at all.
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Sorry I couldn't possibly get involved with a deal involving another agent's customer. Good luck all the same.
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What about having a consultation with that lovely lawyer that comes highly recommended on here, sorry I have forgotten her name :-\
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I think the advice on this Forum has always been never pay a large sum up front, pay a small sum until you get your Tapu, then pay the rest of the money. Lots of hard luck stories from people who pay the money and don't get a Tapu.
It's a pity you did not use Scunner from the start, then you would have had no worries.
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Has anybody had problems with Hanel????? Or is ot the silly folk who buy from a waiters, uncles, mother-in-laws, favourite grandson who have problems
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Heather, Don't think it's who you buy from, I think it's the actual produce you buy at the end of the day.
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Meriam Are you buying from Hanel Houses ? or a Hanel Homes ?
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Agree with the others, use your own lawyer, not theirs
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Thank you all for yuour comments. Of course I would have used Scunners agengy if I had known about it. Can someone recommend a lawyer ? Would I be able to change lawyers now that she has power of attorney? Thanks am very greatful for any help!
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what is your lawyers name??
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OZGUR YAZICI
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Sorry?
Ozgur Yazici is Sales and Marketing manager at Hanel Houses!
(http://www.calisvilla.co.uk/yazici.jpg)
http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ozgur-yazici/30/77b/774
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Thank you again everyone ! I have just found out that the solicitor I am using is highly recommended by many people as being "excellent" so do I go ahead and buy from Hanel?
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I do have to say that only you can answer that. Ozlen is the solicitor (not Ozgur) and as you say she comes highly recommended. By me too. If the property, contract and price feel right, it is normally right. If not, it most likely isn't - after years of discussions and debate, it all comes down to that. Nobody can answer that for you.
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Thanks for that....I will check a few things out with Ozlen first.
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In other peoples experience is it usual in Turkey for people purchasing to pay the seller direct without the monies going through the solicitor?
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We bought through Nicholas Homes and paid the money directly to them :)
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Mariem100, there is another topic (I believe you started it as well) regarding Hanel. It'sunder 'expat and property owners'. Have you read the comments on there yet?
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As Peecee says you REALLY do need to go back to your original Hanel post you started and read some of the answers.
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{A Link to an old CBF topic was here - no longer available}44545
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Yes of course I have read every post and am trying to get as much advice as possible from as many people with experience of buying as possible. That'all !!
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Mariem.
Do not under any circumstances pay the full ammount untill you get your Tapu. Argee to pay a deposit, then the rest of the money when your Tapu is in order. If they wont agree to this walk away. Meanwhile, look up other posts on the subject, on this and other fouums.
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ok will do and thanks for the advice.
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Hi. I have to go with the excellent advice from Kirkcaldy. If Hanel or any company you choose to do business with do not agree to this, walk away, there are many many properties out there that have all the paperwork in order!
Personally I would never use the same legal team as them, I've had first hand experience of just how helpful Hanels legal team were, and to be honest it's the only time in my life when I could of happily murdered someone!
Best of luck, whatever you decide