Olive Grove Lapta any owners out their/

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 22:31

Anybody out their bought a santa-fe apartment at olive grove. Would be interested to hear of your experiences of the buying process

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
04/12/2008 08:16

This link might be helpful - http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/7618.asp



Cooper

iliveinhope


Joined: 21/09/2008
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
12/02/2009 00:37

I have......well almost. Still have a few pounds to pay....is the electric on yet?

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
12/02/2009 10:02

There have been five topics started with Olive Grove Lapta there only needs to be one

Regards , Simbas

erinkeiren


Joined: 19/02/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
01/03/2009 21:06

We stayed at my son and his partners apartment at Olive Grove 7th-14th Feb. we were he only ones there. The snagging had not been done (or at least not our idea of snagging).There was limited water, no hot water, temp electircs which kept going off. The pool has no water and the surrounds are not complete.No lighting on staircases and entrance hall. That is just a small list, we actually had a list of 35 faults which took us 5 days to vaguely sort out with the builders who were not working on site and had to be called out. The air con had not been fitted and we waited 5days for this to arrive so we had any sort of heating. I hope this is of some help to you.

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
01/03/2009 23:07

Erinkeiren,

Thanks for the update i am over on the 14/03/09 for 9 days. I am meeting Santa-Fe at the site on the monday so i will let you know what stage they are at when i return..........

erinkeiren


Joined: 19/02/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
02/03/2009 18:21

I would be grateful for this as my son and his family are planning to go out on the 17th April and I hope water and electrics are sorted out by then.Thanks

erinkeiren


Joined: 19/02/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 21:25

Forgot to say the limited water supply is the tank outside which lasts approx 3 days (for 2 adults)you have to pay the Municipality(they said) before water is switched on properly and meter fitted,this was paid and as we left it was still not sorted, you will need to speak to Jelal (my son did not know that this was another charge).

Pogle


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 1536

Message Posted:
03/03/2009 22:49

I think you will find you have to pay a fee to the council for the actual water meter and transfer from Santa Fe's name into yours at the council office in Lapta. You need to take your contract.

Re the electric you must go to Kibtek, next time you are over AFTER the electric has been connected and change into your name from Santa Fe's name. You need to take your contract. As a non-Cypriot you will have to leave a deposit, sure someone on here will know what it is, think its about £200 or 50p if you are a Cypriot or have a Cypriot sponsor.

Also another item to add to your budget is the immovable property tax which is due on all properties anually, added to your water bill in Lapta ( about £60 I think).

Santa Fe owners have a preferential rate with an insurance co here. You would be well advised to insure as a block if you can get together with your neighbours then there is no dispute on common areas ( Stairwells etc) in the case of a claim.

cammy


Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 91

Message Posted:
04/03/2009 07:41

we have just had electric meter fitted it costs 880 lira or 280lira if you can get a cypriot sponsor ,it cost us £600 pounds for

water meter

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 08:48

Visiting Santa Fe site at Olive Grove site at 10am meeting with the maintenance manager on site Will update all you buyers this evening fingers crossed

PIPIE


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 09:36

Hi Blackpoolfan .

Good luck with today , hope all is positive with your news .

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 14:41

Erinkeiren

Met with Santa Fe today all apartments snagged happy with mine all my jobs done as i employed a snagger from the start worth every penny. Spoke wıth the sıte management company the sıght ıs overgrown ıt needs sortıng but only 8 people have paıd. Pool wıll be fılled ın may water on electrıc connected soon but ıf people dont pay the maıntenance fees then the guy could walk away then what do we all do?

erinkeiren


Joined: 19/02/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 17:20

Thanks for the update, site was like that when we were there in feb. Son and family are going out in April, as far as I am aware everything has been paid . Though I wouldn't believe everything they tell you as they told us some real porkies when we were over there. Hope everything is cleared up soon. Thanks.

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
22/03/2009 10:01

Latest update re Olive Grove i spoke with the management on site again they have a tractor on site clearing the overgrown weeds also Kibtek were present all the wiring is outside the apartments they are due to connect on Tuesday or Wednesday. Up to press only 10 people out of 28 have paıd maıntenance thıs wıll be a problem because ı thınk those who do not pay wıll arrıve to an overgrown garden and maybe no water. I spoke wıth other buyers who were on sıte they agreed ıt ıs unfaır and everybody should have paıd by now. I suggested the maıntenance manager do a lıst of people and apartment numbers and put ıt up on sıte as far as ı am concerned no money no facılıtıes......

sam_sansom


Joined: 29/10/2008
Posts: 23

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 22:19

has any body been on the sante fe blog

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 23:46

Sam Sansom

Have asked for an invite numerous times e-mailed augusta no joy. Sod it i say will continue to post any info i receive on cyprus44..............