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Purchase Quiz

Property Quiz

The Homebuyers Pressure Group was established in September 2005 to collate a database of problems associated with buying a property in the TRNC.  This database was used to establish recognition by the TRNC government that some areas within the construction industry were unlawful and uncontrolled.

As we gathered the information and began investigating the buyers issues it very quickly became apparent that, in order to receive title for the properties, buyers had a range of other hurdles to overcome.

• Permission to Purchase, which is granted by the Interior Ministry, was taking years to process.  (Applications are currently being processed within 3-6 months.)
  
• there was a mortgage on the land
• no building permit had been granted and, in some cases not applied for, which meant that mains electric could not be connected to the properties.
• the land had no recognised access, meaning that building permit would not be granted.
• the landowner could retain the Koçan (title deed) even though the properties on that land had been built and sold.
• many lawyers were acting for both vendor and purchaser, without informing purchaser.
• the late completion penalty clause of Sales Agreements were totally disregarded by the builders.
• stamp duty had not been paid, rendering the Sales Agreement worthless.
• the stamped sales contract had not been registered at the District Lands Office.
  
• building standards were not in accordance with the Sales Agreement.