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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 5:56 pm Post subject: Channel 5 show about property development in N.Cyprus |
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I'm sure this one is going to raise a large number of objections... from the description of the show I have to say it sounds quite objectionable to me...
Quote: Property Developing Abroad
Time: 20.00 - 21.00 Tuesday, 30th May on five
Northern Cyprus
Gary McCausland helps ten Brits who are looking to invest in property abroad, finding the right home for improvement. This week Jane and Carl Berry from Nottingham buy an abandoned :roll: property in Northern Cyprus and give themselves just ten weeks to increase its value by over 20,000 pounds.
Is it just me or does this sound like exploitation by these people? I'm going to watch and see what the show says about the situation in Northern Cyprus. If it promotes it as a goldmine, I think a complaint to Ofcom might be in order. |
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thebrix
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Channel 5 show about property development in N.Cyprus |
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cannedmoose wrote: Is it just me or does this sound like exploitation by these people? I'm going to watch and see what the show says about the situation in Northern Cyprus. If it promotes it as a goldmine, I think a complaint to Ofcom might be in order.
This is a general trend - at Olympia and ExCeL there are "buy a second home in Z" events almost every week. The latest is Z = Bulgaria, it would seem from adverts on the Tube.
Mind you, 47 minutes (1 hour minus the adverts) is a fraction of the time that would be needed to explain all the complexities of the situation ... |
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brother
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Channel 5 show about property development in N.Cyprus |
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cannedmoose wrote: I'm sure this one is going to raise a large number of objections... from the description of the show I have to say it sounds quite objectionable to me...
Quote: Property Developing Abroad
Time: 20.00 - 21.00 Tuesday, 30th May on five
Northern Cyprus
Gary McCausland helps ten Brits who are looking to invest in property abroad, finding the right home for improvement. This week Jane and Carl Berry from Nottingham buy an abandoned :roll: property in Northern Cyprus and give themselves just ten weeks to increase its value by over 20,000 pounds.
Is it just me or does this sound like exploitation by these people? I'm going to watch and see what the show says about the situation in Northern Cyprus. If it promotes it as a goldmine, I think a complaint to Ofcom might be in order.
I will be watching. |
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cypezokyli
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| according to some people..... it is cancellened.... any update on that ? |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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yes it has...just ahd a look at teh website listings: and theyve moved it to spain:
Quote: Property Developing Abroad (Consumer)
Time - 20:00 - 21:00 (1 hour long)
When - Tuesday 30th May on five
Spain.
Gary McCausland helps ten Brits who are looking to invest in property abroad, find the right home for improvement. This week Tony Coils from Epping buys an empty property in the town of Illora in Spain and gives himself just eight weeks to increase its value by over 30 thousand pounds.
(Stereo, Followed by five news at 9, Subtitles) |
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Khan
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| It would not surprise me if they pointed Channel 5 to the ongoing case of the Orams. If they return a outcome in in Turkish Cypriots favour, there may no longer be a legal burden for these programme makers. |
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lionfish
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| yup it was cancelled, at the last minute by the looks of it, mind you it would have been interesting :wink: |
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pg
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Still, you would assume Property Development would assume purchasing the property from the legal owners...
The Oram's case is not about if it is legal to purchase a property from someone that does not own it - that will not be legal even in the UK... The case is about if a ruling (any ruling) in another EU state can be re-inforced in the UK - especially if the EU state itself is not able to re-inforce it on its own territory. |
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lionfish
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| exactly pg. i still think they should have shown it especially if the previous owners were not Greek Cypriot |
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Khan
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 12:37 am Post subject: |
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| The thing is pg, the British foreign office does not explicity tell British people not to buy - just that they seek legal advice and accept possible consequences, i am guessing a fall out from the Orams case is one possible consequence Channel 5 does not want a part of. They dont want people who bought because of this programme to sue Channel 5 if they find themselves prosecuted in the UK. But i am just guessing anyway, it is probably the case that Greek Cypriot's came down on them like a ton of bricks to remove the programme, like they did with the Tfl adverts. |
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Dhavlos
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| If they were gona be selling Greek Cypriot property, then it should not have been shown, if tiwas Turkish Cypriot property, then whatever, sell it like any othjer country, however, in the north they must be explicitn insaying that there are disputed land ownerships, and people should be wary. its goodthey removed the program,me, from the description, it seemed they were selling Greek Cypriots land. |
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FAMAGUSTA
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| Canceled? :thumbup: |
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brother
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| Still enjoyed watching the spanish one, that chap was seriously motivated, reminds me of.............me. :D |
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Khan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Its showing the North Cyprus episode now Channel5 8pm - 9pm. |
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cannedmoose
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:29 am Post subject: |
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I saw it, plenty of guarded mentions of the dangers of property speculation in Northern Cyprus, but followed up quickly on each occasion with the qualifier that any property investment carries risks and, to quote Del Boy... "he who dares wins"...
An interesting programme, but I can imagine it would have been deeply offensive to the families whose abandoned property was being used simply to make money by callous foreign speculators. |
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