The "I Bought in Turkey & I am Happy I Did" Thread

[ovaciksarah]

Hi Moonfleet, have heard all about you, as I walk with Bala, her dogs and mine every mp0rning, quite agree, bought my second voilla from her, and couldn,t do enough, has become a wonderful friend as well. How,s Jasper, often used to have him play with my dogs as well.

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quote:Originally posted by dinger

We bought our villa in Uzumlu direct from Manzara Construction in 2006 and got the Tapu without any problem. Any issues were dealt with without any hassle. We are moving permanently in 5 weeks time.

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hello Dinger. looking to also buy from manzara. have you had any other reports/reviews from people who have bought from them

[ovacik2]

quote:Originally posted by Coniston1

We bought from Nicholas homes two years ago and after some teething problems with our Tapu mainly caused by the tempory ban on forginers we are really really happy we bought in Turkey

Hi!
We also bought from Nicholas in 2002 and boy are we glad we did. Only Denise at what is now Homes Unlimited, was the other main builder/Agent she was fantastic in our dealings with her and she is still goin strong today. We bought from Nicholas for the reason they had a small development in the position that suited us.

Why are we pleased with Nicholas? Having been in at the start with Nic we saw the early  struggles and have watched them expand to the group they are now, some, mostly non Nic owners only want to knock. They are and always have been a family concern, thoughts and leadership have come from the top. Most people who have bought will know Nurettin as a friend and is still very approachable.

We have had very few snags and have found the maintenance,when approached in the correct manner to be 1st class. Pool maitenance is superb set up in May cleaned every day, Never a day missed, unless due to weather. They now maintain 800 properties, peak time can be a pain to have jobs done but we usually have jobs done though the winter anyway.

The main thing in our view is that they are still here looking after new and old customers. Good to see in these difficult times they have the business sense to adjust to the conditions.  Where are all the so called  big boy professionals how do they manage the maintenance? Its good to read about the companies that are serving well today in our area. When we bought we were told to speak to as many people as possibe in our reserch, in our view nothing has changed,Speak to!!

Alan & Pauline

[JeffMarg]

We brought off plan in August last year from Ancyra Construction,  We have never done anything like this before and did have some nerves, I think a good estate agent is vital and Mandy, Glen and Ramazan at Vartur in Fethiye have been wonderful. Mandy speaks fluent Turkish and  Ramazan has been fantastic helping us at the bank, notary,solicitor even down to buying our furniure bedding and curtains. Evereything was delivered within days and assembled on site. We were taken out by the builders and presented with our Tapu and a bottle of wine once the apartment was completed. They have bent over backwards and have kept us updated with pogress reports and photos. We have found the whole experience exciting and cant wait to come back in August.Our Turkish is not  good but we find the Turks to be friendly and very helpful and our sing language has been very useful at times! We are very happy that we brought in Turkey and a little research goes a long way we have found. Good luck to all prospective buyers.

[kanga]

i will be happy when we join the eu  

 

[kevin3]

I bought off Nurettin at Nicholas Homes.Good deal,good service,
good aftercare.They were very flexible too.I would reccomend them.
If you're thinking of buying ask around,look around,and do your homework.Making a will needs a lot of thought due to Turkish
Inheritance laws.Also who's name/names to put on the Tapu.
Just do your research.Finally,enjoy your place in the sun.!!!

[karenr]

Just to keep the topic fresh. We bought from European estates in  2007. We bought a nearly finished apartment built by TAHA. We met the owner/builder jengis after we agreed to purchase at the European offices in F. Bala ran round with us and sorted out all paperwork and bank accounts.We gave her access to our turkish account to pay Taha in three instalments. A bit scary giving access to an account of someone we had just met, especially when we were transferring the whole price of our apartment. She was brilliant, Katie was as well. They are friendly, proffesional and although we had only just met we felt like we had known them years. Our TAPU came through very quickly too. I would use them again if we want to upgrade to something better. Bala also took us shopping for furniture. We booked her for one day and did get it all done in a day. She charged £50 for her services. I think that is excellent considering she done all the driving and paid for all the parking and we were out from 10am till 7pm.shattered but well worth it. We actually have ou apartment quite near her home but have not seen her out and about yet. Probably still in bed when shes walking the dogs !!

[longjohn1953]

i want to buy in calis is it a good idea and how dificult is it

[Scunner]

It's not difficult at all, certainly compared to the UK system. Not difficult that is if you avoid buying from the sweet talking barman, rogue agent or builder on the brink of bankruptcy   The vast majority of purchases are very pain free if you don't try to cut corners and you do your homework.

I'm biased but I do think it's a good idea - sales have slowed up and it's a great time to negotiate deals