lorraine

This article was taken from the Land of lights, it is written by Mak Hammami of legal services in Fethiye, He has consented to his articles appearing on the TLF forum and is now a new member of the forum.

gipsybabe

I am confused. Is this law just for Fethiye or will be be for all of Turkey. As how can one get a resident permit if you are only using for a holiday home, does that mean we have to keep paying the 'construction' rates for elec and water if we are not resident?

lorraine

It is a little confusing, but not to get mixed up with the residency permits for living in Turkey, this is the living permit on the property, (I am sure someone will be along to explain it better) but on my tapu there is a tick in a box showing that I have this permit, and that all registraions and taxes were paid by the builder and permssions granted. have a look at the thread in "How to read your Tapu" http://www.turkishliving.com/forums...read.php?t=2936
This might help.


I dont think it would be just for the Fethiye region, this is what i gather from reading all the gumpf on the web.

tonytg

I think that Mak Hammami is referring to the Habitation Certificate which you will require to get electric from tedas (rather than the constructor's inflated price) and your water. You will need this to sell your property legally and it certainly is very tedious to obtain unless your builder/developer has consented to obtain for you (on payment or otherwise). Mine cost me £400 to get in the end which I don't know if its a good price or not (for me or him ?) but I certainly did not want to go through that hassle. You would expect your builder/developer to provide you with one after your home is ready but the only way to gaurantee it is if its in the contract drafted with your lawyer, and some still get out of that......
Habitation Certificates are required for all new legal properties - don't know about old ones.

bryn

Habitation certificates have been a legal requirement for some years however some 80% of properties dont have them. The price is about 400GBP and once obtained its for life of the property. I can understand the govt craking down on this as its a big tax income. My house when İ went to buy it didnt have one and as it was 7 years old I insisted the seller get it before I bought, he then tried telling me he done it in the hope I wouldnt check with the belediye, he wasnt a happy chappy about it but had no choice as I was a sitting tenant and he was desperate to sell the house, thus the only person who could buy it was me which made it easy for me to dictate terms including making sure all the paperwork was correct and knocking him down substantially in price.

lolly

Hi,
I paid a hell of a lot more in October. The fees have all gone up in Kusadasi (so i was told) and ending up paying quite a bit more than £400 and ended up with an awful lot of paperwork!
I have been told that once you receive this paperwork that you have to take it to the Belediye for cheaper bills/taxes. I shall pop along when over next year to check everything.
Cheers
Lorraine

lolly

Hi Lorraine,
What about if you obtain the living permit AFTER the issue of the TAPU.
I received my Tapu back in July 2004 and got my habitation September 2005.
I was also told that the certificate on a new house has to be taken withing 2 years. It is all so confusing!
Cheers
Lorraine 2

Susan

Our contract states that we pay the final money when the Tapu, Living Licence is obtained and all snags are done on the house.

That is what we stated we wanted put in it before we would sign.

Susan

lolly

Susan,
Yes, that was a very good idea. When we bought our villa, the living permit was not mentioned so we didnt know there was anything more to pay. We were told by our Emlak that there would be nothing more to pay once we completed. How stupid were we! Still, i know of plenty of others that have had the same thing happen. Next time round we should get everything right....hopefull...if the laws don't change too much.
Cheers
Lorraine