04 Sep 2015 12:34 PM:

Retired couple non-drinkers/smokers looking initially for Jan to March 2016 rental in Murcia/Alicante area.

 

Please PM with details.

Thread: Long/mid term 3month rental Murcia/Alicante area wanted

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13 Apr 2013 9:45 AM:

 

 

 

                                                                            Iron Lady, may she rust in peace!

Thread: The Iron Lady - Did you love her or hate her?

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31 Mar 2013 2:23 PM:

 Poppyseed

 

'Rymski, I think you'll find bad banking was going on  l-o-n-g  before 2008, but it was in 2008 that the s*h*t hit the fan.....If I had lost money in Cyprus I think I would probably now be in jail for attempted murder at least.'

 

You are right of course, banking has been rife with issues since whenever!! Just that after 2008 bad banking began to have worldwide consequences. 

Thread: Cyprus 60% haircut, about time too!

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31 Mar 2013 2:19 PM:

 Baz

'In your first post that started this of you said "I haven't been daft with my money"....Now you say you have lost more then 100k in lost deposits....Not deposit...But more then one.'

Correction, meant to say deposit + stage payements on ONE property only - my bad!

At the time I put down my deposit, Spain was flourishing and it wasn't daft to hope to retire in Spain - still isn't, but will be looking to rent instead of buy. My purchase fell through becuase nobody bought our UK house. There have virtually been no house sale in our part of grim north of UK for the last few years. Hope that explains my prediction better.

Being daft with your money means putting MORE than 100K into a bank when you know that it is risky. If you can afford to loose 60% of your money then fine, may be worth a punt. But most investors would be greatly afflicted by that level of loss and in that case you've been daft.

 

 

Thread: Cyprus 60% haircut, about time too!

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31 Mar 2013 1:06 PM:

Roberto, don't mean to sound smug! I'm just very, very angry that bad banking practices still seem to be going on.

Internet is rife with Cyprus tax evasion, money laundering and general malpractice. I'm genuinly sorry for the hardship it will cause to innocent Cypriots as the haircut will have a knock on effect.

BUT this is exactly what has happened to all of us, as myself and family are badly affected by the crisis, having lost more than a 100K in lost deposits  with having to abondon our purchase of a retirement  home in Spain.

Bad banking has been going on since 2008, the only way for it  stop is if better off investors (speculators?) are directly affected. If losses are spread to all and sundry why should bad banking stop?

My point is that sad though it is, Cyprus hopefully is the warning shot that starts to bring banking into the real world. Continued reward of bad practice will mean that bad practice will just continue. There is no reason for it to stop, is there!

Thread: Cyprus 60% haircut, about time too!

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