WARNING re: Mr Micheal Leahy

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 15:41

i would like to bring to all your attention a problem that I encountered with the above named man (Mr M Leahy). In an act of kindness on my behalf I allowed Mr Leahy to rent out my place in northern Cyprus on the grounds that all bills be paid by him and any other charges that occured during the time he was there. In the last few months it has been brought to my attention that Mr Leahy and family have vacated my property without giving me any warning of there movements. He has run up electric and water bills which I am left to foot the bill for and also handed over the keys to the property to someone not known to me. Seeing as I am in the UK at present I asked a friend to enter the place and get the locks changed only for him to find the property had been left in a complete mess and run down state.

So in warning, do not rent your property out to this person or listen to his sob stories as he is a fraudster.

twoexpats


Joined: 09/04/2009
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 15:51

Kaz- sorry to hear you have been taken advantage of and hope that the conman gets what he deserves.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 16:20

kaz13 sorry to hear of your misfortune , could you give us more info on this man , and could i ask did you ask for a deposit on the rental .

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 16:43

kaz

could the police not help? catch up with him for monies owed and damage done. was anything missing?

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 16:49

He was a friend of a friend and gave the whole sob story of being thrown out of his other place saying that the womans daughter needed the property. He said he was hard up for money and because he had a young child and a good reference from my friend I allowed him to go in without any deposit paid. Obviously I now see I shouldn't have done this but at the time I thought I was helping someone in need. All I know is that he is a financial advisor, known to be in the kyrenia area and he drinks in the Soho bar. He is well built and Spanish and around the late 30's in age. He has a Russian wife and daughter.

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 16:55

Well i doubt there are many well built spanish blokes called michael who is married to a russian lady and drinks in the Soho bar when he isnt working as a financial advisor. So fingers crossed someone will know who he is and hunt him down for you.



Thats terrible though, you helped him out when you thought he needed it, didnt ask for a deposit and he trashes your flat and moves out. I'll ask about to see if anyone i know knows him. Good luck in finding the jerk.

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 16:56

I am unable to fly over as am in ill health and to this day I do not know if he has taken anything of my own property. I do know that he came to England for a short period in february and after many e-mails to him I finally got an abrupt reply saying I should stop hassling him about the bills and worry about my health instead.

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 16:58

Thank you all for your help and kind words, it is all very much appreciated. I just want people to be aware of what problems he can cause.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 17:06

kaz

it is so horrible to be taken advantage of.

the sad thing is here in cyprus it has happened to me so many times,i have trusted people or helped them out and they have done shitty things to me, stolen from me or stabbed me in the back.

its a sad fact of life here ,instead of helping each other and working together some less nice people have to behave like this.

animaltyler


Joined: 03/06/2009
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 17:19

I know this man too as he came to me as a financial advisor, I am very glad I did not take his advice as it seems from this post that he can't handle his own finances very well. I have also heard he is selling property in the north so please be careful when buying anything. He comes accross as a very kind hearted and caring family man. I would say he is of Spanish origin and is of very broad build, his wife is russian and they have a young daughter.

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 17:46

Shame on him. How awful Kaz to take advantage of your kindness. What goes around comes around!

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 17:48

someone must know where he is?

twoexpats


Joined: 09/04/2009
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 17:50

Unusual Spnish surname Leahy! Are you sure that's his real name?

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 17:54

Leahy is obviously an Irish name, but as someone else said, they felt he was possibly of Spanish origin. Kaz, I feel so sorry for you. What does your friend who supplied the reference say about all this?



Regards



J

kellybelly


Joined: 08/03/2009
Posts: 263

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 02:01

sort him out,payback a bitch.

LondonCypriot


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 426

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 03:24

NEVER RENT YOUR PROPERTY OUT IF YOUR AWAY FROM THE COUNTRY. ITS A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN RENTING PROPERTY. SOMETIMES ITS BETTER TO KEEP THE PROPERTY RATHER THAN QUICKLY LETTING IT OUT. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET BAD TENANTS OUT THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS IN THE TRNC? IT TAKES ONE YEAR!!!

LondonCypriot


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 426

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 03:25

TO KEEP THE PROPERTY EMPTY...

CyprusChill


Joined: 08/05/2009
Posts: 666

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 03:39

Scum, irish or not .. SAS .. Not the North.

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 15:39

if any body sees him over ther please let me know , i really want to find him now ,

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 16:22

i wished i could but i dont have a photo of him

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 16:38

Maybe as part of a contract when renting, a photo should be taken? Then if the tenants do what they have done here, we can all see what they look like.

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 16:46

I am so sorry to hear this horrible story - but many thanks for warning people - it is very kind and brave of you to do so.

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 17:04

yes britvic that would be a good idear , i just wished i would have taken one of him , thankyou you all for your kind words x

kaz13


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 157

Message Posted:
08/06/2009 00:41

has anybody seen micheal anywhere , please help me find him