new member from NI to Cyprus

[debs]

Originally Posted by Pam n Dave

Hi All,

I started a thread about forms etc then spotted this one.

We've been coming to Cyprus for years now and the last time we came we thought about selling up in the UK. We found a villa but decided that we shouldn't make major decisions while on holiday as we may regret it.

We got home and promptly regretted not making the decision while we were on holiday.

Our house is now on the market and we are making a dash back to Cyprus to see if we can still get the villa.

We plan to rent it for the 1st year and so far everything seems easier that I expected. I've had an estimate for moving the furniture of £1750 and that's door to door, it will mean finding some labour to help load the container and there will be a £300ish charge at the dock in Cyprus.

The cars are a different story. Transport doesn't seem to be a problem but it may depend what side of bed the customs officer got out of whether I get a charge or not.

We will be out 4th to 18th July and if the villa isn’t available will also be hunting, so if anyone knows of anything to rent around Polis and the villages we may be very grateful.

It will be great if we can keep this thread running and use it to pool our experiences.

Pam n Dave.

Hi there, we are moving out to Cyprus in July and are still looking for a removals company. Can you tell me who you are using, the quote sounds reasonable. Thanks Debs

[Chris & Andrea]

Hi All ~ Like Pam and Dave we too visited Cyprus last year fact finding and later on holiday. We took the decision to purchase a villa off plan, not being in an immediate rush to relocate, but wary of getting onto the property ladder before prices get too high. Even though giving power of attorney to a more than competant Cypriot lawyer the process is still stressful. E-mailing isn't the most personable means of communication, especially when things get a little fraught! Will be keen to know how things progress, especially with regards to moving car, household effects. That container seems very reasonable, probably safer than driving by car. Regards, Chris

[Gudi]

Hello everybody and a special hello to Kathy,
we are new on this forum. My name is Gudi with a husband called Henning and two twin daughters, aged 14.
WE are a german family who has lived in Cape Town SA for the last 22 years and are thinking of moving closer to Europe. As Cathy said, it is very hard to beat the outdoor lifestyle we enjoy in South Africa and that is why we need to go to a place with sunshine and the sea.
At the moment we run and own a guesthouse and apartments in Cape Town and our kids go to the german school here.
Henning will be in Cyprus in April to take a first look and obviously we have lots of questions.
We would like to buy or build a small resort with holiday flats (selfcatering)
anybody know of one for sale?
Is pathos a good place to do that?
Is the international schoool good and how much does it cost?
Are most tourists package people or do lots of individual travellers come to Cyprus?
How much does one charge for a one bedroom apartment per day?
What are the 10 worst things about live in Cyprus??
Looking forward to all your replies.
Kind Regards from sunny South Africa
Gudi

[Pam n Dave]

Hi Debs,

Sorry for not answering sooner but we've just moved out to Cyprus and been without internet for a while.

European Van Lines is where I got the quote from but we finally used Burke Bros. All was fine a the UK end but we had some damage caused to a couple of items. The proof of the pudding will be how they handle this as I have limited internet which doesn't help.

[mcmullanlynn]

Hi Tom,
My name is Lynn and my husband, Colin and I have recently purchased an apartment in Sotira, it wont be ready until August 2009, but we are going back out in July 2008 just to check how things are going.

We have loved Cyprus since we first visited in 1991 and have been back a few times since. We presently live and work in Londonderry but fully intend to retire to Cyprus within the next 8-10 years. I was a bit worried about leaving all that is familiar but cant believe how many locals are already out there. Let me know how you get on.

[dipdog]

Hi!!
My name is Fiona and I moved here to Cyprus in Feb 08. After spending all my time trying to set up a charity/foundation for CYPRIOT kids I have since learned that the Cyps think CHARITY is another word for laundry where you clean your money!! Trying to convince a nation is no easy task but I will continue to try. What inspired me to write was that after everything, spending all my savings, being shafted by numerous Landlords, discovering tomorrow never comes, that is it natural that most here just bareface lie, that they will go to great extremes to stop you doing anything they feel is competition or they don't understand, that it is not what you know tis whom and that they forget there is a whole big world out there that discovered most things before it even knew Cyprus existed, there are actually some lovely lovely people and when you find them and they trust you and understand your plan Cyprus opens up like a beautiful flower and becomes this whole new different place that you wouldn't want to live anywhere else. There was never much pulling me home but certainly the comforts of homr folk were sorely missed and you wrote the darkness is driving you away, I moved from Muckamore, Antrim, there is no darker place! In my experience I can tell you, now, the days now in October are like a wonderfully hot summer at home. I wake up every morning and swim with my dog before fighting with the Island! I have a surprisingly busy social life as Ayia Napa is not my scene at 35 and female I'm pretty much done with that,I am this very evening going to my third concert in two weeks, last week I went to the HUGE maritme exhibition in limassol and the World Press Photo Opening in Nicosia, how cultured is that!!!
My advice is this, having lived all over the world Dubai, S.Africa,U.S, and many more I will admit it is hard here, but, if you are strong willed and of strong characture you know what you want and determined, you can do anything, even Cyprus. I would also suggest you buy a car at least you can sleep in it until you find what you want!! Do it because the darkness will only make things darker.

Good luck and if you need anything just shout!!

Fiona

[happy plumber]

Originally Posted by paulmatt

Hi Tom we have purchased in Protaras and rent our villa out.Is your property close to being finished.
Everyone we have met over here has been friendly and helpful the only pitful is finding a good paying job.

Hello, Paulmatt
My name is Duncan and have just read your e'mail and where you live and rent out, we have bought an apartment in Xyophagou, completion date june 09 we are looking for decent letting agents until we retire in cyprus. 2010 hope you can help
many thanks
Duncan