[irishmatelot]

Immac has a valid point, anyone comtemplating a house purchase should have enough common sense to do all the appropriate land, financial and property checks before they part with a penny. It would be easy to be done over by a UK estate agent too if you didn't do the correct preparations.

My heart goes out to anyone who is fleeced or dealt an injustice by the Turkish house purchasing system and its sometimes complicated procedures...I do think a lot of trauma could be avoided or lessened if people were as cautious in Turkey as they would be at home. No offense intended to anyone who has had a bad experience in Turkey, I know how hard the system is and that is why I haven't purchased yet but came close to being silly last year till sense and a good solicitor kicked in...