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Forum: Goa
Mar 13th 2007, 10:08 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 4,289
Posted By Sally49

Re: Am I The Only Person Scared!!!

My developer and the COMPANY REGISTRAR in Panjim allowed us to set up a company knowing full well we only had a TOURIST VISA.

The corruption in Goa is endless because it goes all the way up the...
Forum: Goa
Mar 12th 2007, 11:30 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 4,289
Posted By Sally49

Re: Am I The Only Person Scared!!!

THANK YOU Malcolm for posting this.

The more people who are warned about this the better. I am currently preparing a piece to send to all the newspapers about what has happened to me.

I'd...
Forum: Goa
Mar 11th 2007, 8:01 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,289
Posted By Sally49

Re: Am I The Only Person Scared!!!

Hi there

What happened when you asked for your deposit back - did you get it? I have just asked for mine back from my agent who are based in Edgeware and they are being as awkward as hell. I...
Forum: Central, South America & Mexico
Mar 10th 2007, 9:34 am
Replies: 22
Views: 7,535
Posted By Sally49

Brazil Property Query

Is there anybody out there who has bought any property through a company called Brazil Property Services Ltd, who used to be based in Swindon?

I have bought an apartment on a development called...
Forum: Goa
Mar 10th 2007, 6:52 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,289
Posted By Sally49

Re: Am I The Only Person Scared!!!

Tracy, this was posted by a chap on the Keegan Palms Site last week:

Had some interesting feedback from my advocate.

He has just registered the final deeds on a property in Colva - with a...
Forum: Goa
Mar 10th 2007, 6:25 am
Replies: 61
Views: 18,289
Posted By Sally49

Re: Solicitor for goa Property

Who is your developer? If it's ****** ****** then DON'T GO THERE either, the man is a crook. He has asked us to buy our apartment in a fraudulent way, with a HUGE undervaluation on the contract and...
Forum: Goa
Feb 12th 2007, 2:37 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Re: Undervaluing property

Hi

Many thanks for the advice.

Well, following numerous warnings from other people buying in Goa, I've now taken some preliminary advice from a lawyer based in New Delhi and he has told me he...
Forum: Goa
Feb 10th 2007, 10:05 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Re: Undervaluing property

Hi Karl

Yes it's me who is having trouble, I have bought through ************. They have taken a large cash "deposit", plus a further 15% in Sterling, none of this has been recorded and neither...
Forum: Goa
Feb 9th 2007, 9:16 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Re: Undervaluing property

Hi Bandarjoti

That is interesting, I saw that Axiom were selling on Keegan, but unfortuanately I'd already bought via ************ at that point - damn!

It sounds as if there are very different...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 5th 2007, 9:29 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 47,208
Posted By Sally49

Re: Where do you buy furniture in the Western Algarve?

HI Gary, No I've only spoken to him on the phone!! We are planning on using their company for our rentals and they do come across as being very good, but I guess you never know do you???!!

It's...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 5th 2007, 6:09 am
Replies: 39
Views: 47,208
Posted By Sally49

Re: Where do you buy furniture in the Western Algarve?

Hi Gary

If it's any consolation, I'm about to hand over 15,000 euros and my bank debit card to a guy to furnish my 2 bed apartment. You hear about people who are this stupid on these consumer...
Forum: Goa
Feb 4th 2007, 7:58 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Re: Undervaluing property

Hi there,

We paid ************ a £3,500 reservation, then they asked us for another payment of 15% of the purchase price back in February, which we again paid in Sterling but I understand it was...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 4th 2007, 7:50 am
Replies: 39
Views: 47,208
Posted By Sally49

Re: Where do you buy furniture in the Western Algarve?

I've been told by a chap who regularly furnishes properties in the Algarve that Conforama is much better than Moviflor. In fact he said Moviflor was often of poor quality.

Hope this is of help....
Forum: Goa
Jan 31st 2007, 6:04 am
Replies: 22
Views: 4,314
Posted By Sally49

Re: Buying in Goa

Hi

I am buying on Keegan Palms which is on the Benaulim Road, it seems there is a lot being built on that road!

Have you had your property registered now? Are you buying via a company or are...
Forum: Goa
Jan 25th 2007, 1:21 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Re: Undervaluing property

The cash is nearly 50% with my purchase! I would be far happier doing things properly and paying all the appropriate taxes, but my Developer doesn't appear to be offering that option. I didn't know...
Forum: Goa
Jan 22nd 2007, 7:20 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,368
Posted By Sally49

Re: Help Me Please!!!

To be honest Milward I agree with you about the new Governement.

Although I have some sympathy with the developers, they should have checked out the legalities of whom they were selling to first,...
Forum: Goa
Jan 22nd 2007, 7:11 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Re: Undervaluing property

But what happens upon resale and repatriation/capital gains tax?

Sally
Forum: Goa
Jan 22nd 2007, 1:51 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,818
Posted By Sally49

Undervaluing property

Has anybody been asked by their developer to have a reduced amount stated on their purchase contract to avoid paying tax? Well, what seems to happen is, the difference is paid to the developer's...
Forum: Goa
Jan 22nd 2007, 1:07 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,368
Posted By Sally49

Re: Help Me Please!!!

Tracy

After reading your full post, you are in the same position as us at the moment in that your property is some way from completion. Ours is due Dec 2007. We have not yet signed our purchase...
Forum: Goa
Jan 22nd 2007, 12:51 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,368
Posted By Sally49

Re: Help Me Please!!!

Can I just add a bit to this final paragraph as I have also researched and found this information. IT DOES SEEM TO BE CURRENTLY ILLEGAL to sell property outside of India. In other words, you cannot...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 10th 2007, 2:56 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,808
Posted By Sally49

Re: Mortgages, mortgages, mortgages

Hi Debbie

I got that thanks. Funnily enough, I've just been dealing with Villapac and have got their brochure this morning! Problem is, I don't like their stuff, it's all a bit "traditional"...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 9th 2007, 1:43 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,808
Posted By Sally49

Re: Mortgages, mortgages, mortgages

Hi Debbie

If you think it's bad in Portugal for unscruploulous developers and lawyers, we are buying one in Goa and two in Brazil and I'm telling you, they are whiter than white compared to them!!...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 9th 2007, 1:08 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,808
Posted By Sally49

Re: Mortgages, mortgages, mortgages

Hi there

In the end, mainly due to time limitations, we remortgaged our UK home to buy our Portugal place. However, it will mean we will not be able to offset any mortgage interest on our future...
Forum: Goa
Jan 3rd 2007, 3:06 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,259
Posted By Sally49

Re: DIN and PAN numbers

Hi Tony

We are hoping to set up and operate a holiday rentals business, ie buy an apartment to let to holidaymakers. We are hoping to do some of the rentals from here in the UK to take payment in...
Forum: Goa
Jan 2nd 2007, 3:28 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,259
Posted By Sally49

Re: DIN and PAN numbers

Hi, I was using a guy called Sanjay Shirodkar who is based in Margao behind the Collectorate building. His contact details are thus:

[email protected]

5-19 2nd Floor A Building
APNA...
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