Imperial Construction - Cyprus Today

perfectpete


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 16:57

Hi all,



Did anyone notice page 3 of the Cyprus Today had a small article on Imperial Construction and an apology to Mr.Ben? It looks like Cyprus Today made a few hiccups last week and wanted to clarify a couple of points but didn't really clarify much.



So what happened then?

Did the court side with expats or not?

Did Imperial do any wrong?

Did Imperial have to pay compensation?

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 17:10

i have my opinion and that's to side with the Brits...



Nick

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 17:52

perfectpete



I took the mater up with cyprus today:

Talk to the jornalised that wrote the article, comunicate both with managing directoer and the editor, I gave them all the fact, so did my lawyer.

I believe at last made the journalist realised that his article was reflecting the truth. However, this is as far as they could go to put the facts right. In the future I will be suspecting of evrything that this paper reports.



For all those that might be interested:

1) No the court did not sided with expats.

2) No there were no penalty or compensation paid. It could not be because it was a settlement out of court.

3) No there were no freezing of Imperial assets.

4)No MR. Ben is not expecting to sell the villa for £500,000. He will sell the villa two bungalows and one flat for that sum.

5) No the judge did not upgrate the two flats from leeshold to freehold.

6) No the Taylors lawyer did not issue cout papers against Imperial.

etc etc etc.

Is this journalizm?

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 18:00

Well, you know what they say BigBen - "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story"!

perfectpete


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 18:02

I guess Cyprus Today agrees with you nick and thats to be in favor of us brits. But at what cost? Maybe the truth should have been a factor. All I know is that there are so many negative stories about builders and its hard enough to find honest opinions and research. I would have thought Cyprus Today was a good place to start to get the truth. From now on I will think twice about what i believe in the paper..

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 18:07

You can say that again.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 18:32

Cyprus Today should be ashamed of themselves. They seem to be only interested in scaremongering rather than getting to the truth. We are having problems on our site which has been mortgaged and asked the paper not to print a story because we were trying our best to find a solution for all involved. As far as they are concerned it is a newsworthy story and that is all they care about. This week, they were contacted by one of the homeowners and told we were working with our builder to find a solution yet they chose to publish a quote from Marian Stokes instead. We have also asked her not to comment but hey ho she obviously has bigger fish to fry to care about how this is affecting us.

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 18:37

Cyprus Today is only interested what headline stories that make people buy. The truth hardly matters

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
07/02/2009 18:44

Maybe I won't renew my annual subscription. I've been concerned about the style of reporting for some time. Ian Shepherd seems to have been slowly squeezed out.

vikingqueen



Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 241

Message Posted:
08/02/2009 07:43

Sadly I have also changed my belief of true coverage in Cyprus Today!

saucyboy69


Joined: 09/02/2008
Posts: 111

Message Posted:
08/02/2009 19:26

Gultekin,



Not sure if you have got my email, if you did and have replied can you send it again as we have not received it.



Thanks

Pete & Julie

Ivory 6

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
08/02/2009 19:29

Peter,

I am resending it naw.

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
08/02/2009 19:33

Peter,

resend- it left my mail box. have you received it?

saucyboy69


Joined: 09/02/2008
Posts: 111

Message Posted:
08/02/2009 20:03

Hi Gultekin,



Still not got it, could be a problem with my email again as my company email address sometimes blocks unkown senders. i will let you know tomorrow if it has still not arrived..



Thanks



Pete and Julie,

BigBen


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 150

Message Posted:
08/02/2009 21:09

Hi Peter,

I am sending it to Okan to forward from office.

cornish



Joined: 30/12/2008
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
01/03/2009 02:56

Imperial Construction are one of the finest builders on this island. I have known Gultekin Ben M.D. of Imperial for several years and found his workmanship and reliability to be second to none. All of my customers have been totally satisfied with this company. As previously and wisely said 'Why let the truth get in the way of a good story'