Hello,

this is a complicated query.
In 2006 we signed a purchase agreement and paid the builder full purchase costs. Building was scheduled to complete in October 2006. In the purchase agreement there was a provision for late payments if building not completed on time. Building was not complete. We got late payments for one year then got nothing. We got many promises of site completion and late payment. This never happened. Lawyer said there was nothing he could do.

This eyar we find out that the development has been transferred to a new developer. We visited Turkey to find out what was happening because we had heard nothing. We went to site and found new developer there. new developer says we must pay £10000 more to get our TAPU.

We have a purchase agreement with original builder. New developer showed us a contract that he has with old builder and our name is in the document. We did not agree to anything.

That was earlier this year. Our lawyer has heard nothing since.

I thought that there some provision under Turkish Law which prevents the old builder transferring the property to the new developer without our permission?

Where do we stand legally? We have a pruchase agreement for the purchase of one apartment. We have paid our money as detailed in the agreement. What happens to the money we paid if we can't pay the extra £10000?

Can we demand our money back from the new developer and walk away?

I have been asking our lawyer for options but he says we just have to wait, but we have been waiting for three years.

Where do we stand legally?

Kind Regards,

Mark (UK)