Agents Qualifications to sell

[propertywatch1]

I thought in light of the continuous problems in the purchase of holiday homes in Hurghada and sharm, it was about time we touched on the subject of the legal side of Agents selling property and residing in Egypt.

On entry to Egypt it states on your entry visa that no work is permitted and to do so you have to apply for a working visa. This visa is granted following interviews and a heafty sum of money to set up a company.

Anyone who is looking to purchase a property from an Agent should be aware that he/she will have the relevant visa in their passport stating that they are authorized to work in egypt.

Im sure that any legitimate agent would have no problem in showing the client the correct paperwork. and i would like to think that they would make it a priority in order to put the client at ease.

Im sick and tired of Agents following what i would call the GOLD trail. from coutry to country just to line their own pockets. we all know the problems that developers have caused clients and how difficult if not impossible to bring them to justice for failing to deliver, even though a contract has been issued.

what chance then do you think clients will have trying to make Agents responsible for their actions. Going through the Egyptian legal system when the Agent has no been given authority to work in Egypt.

Im sure readers on here would like to hear from buyers who have done their homework and actually seen proof of employment.

This may not seem to be a big issue but if an Agent has nothing to hide and is doing his/her best for the client would have the correct documentation.

If you where buying a property in the UK you would expect everything to be legal and above board.

Im sure that this will rattle the cages of some Agents and im expecting some feedback but lets see who is offended by these comments, then we will all see who is genuine or not.

 

[shilly]

HMMM

Propertywatch looks like you were right.I and a couple of others blogged on here about certain people one named as AH and lo and behold the blogs were taken off luckily after being read by some people.

They must have been really upset as the truth must have slapped them in the face.We all know who they are If they cannot stand the heat stay out of the kitchen.This will not stop the truth coming out.

Watch this space

 

[dave2u]

this site has never been about protecting clients the number of posts taken off when they most turned out to be true is a joke?sales before the truth in this sites moto

 

[Alan Cockayne]

This Overseas Property Investment Forum has always been impartial. However it has rules which everyone abides by in order to protect the priveliges of the forum and its members, not necessarily the perpetrators.

Libelous accusations, however true have to be carefully monitored, especially with pending law-suits. If members have proof of their statements, open forums can offer an outlet in order to protect others making errors of judgment. The issue is how these facts are presented so as not to have them removed.


Alan.

 

[sharmelsheikh]

Fair enough

The message is loud and clear that:

"Anyone who is looking to purchase a property from an Agent should be aware that he/she will have the relevant visa in their passport stating that they are authorized to work in egypt".

Enough said.

This Overseas Property Investment Forum has always been impartial. However it has rules which everyone abides by in order to protect the priveliges of the forum and its members, not necessarily the perpetrators.

Libelous accusations, however true have to be carefully monitored, especially with pending law-suits. If members have proof of their statements, open forums can offer an outlet in order to protect others making errors of judgment. The issue is how these facts are presented so as not to have them removed.


Alan.

 

[trowe]

not if they are british egyptian dual nationality citizens like the egypt-real company,

there seem to be many ways to work over here, i did hear that one english agent was banned from ever working in egypt again and warned if HE was caught doing any work would be evicted from egypt, dont know what happened after that

 

[shilly]

Anybody can say they have a business,anybody can say they have registered company.Paying tax being up front ,nothing to hide But when it comes down to the crunch the proof is in the pudding.or is it in the passport??

People think its easy jumping on a plane,making new friends,getting contacts and reeling unsuspecting customers in.Genuine estate agents with proof of who they are ,are bearing the brunt.word of mouth is one of the best and cheapest ways to advertise.It also brings the negative out in people too.:stupido2: