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Rogue Bulgarian estate agents / suspect practices
pauldono
Posts: 19 Forumite
Have gone through a frustrating year of attempting to buy land through a very well known estate agent (Bulgarian real estate Ltd). Catalogue of very concerning practices:-
Land still advertised after monies sent and confirmed through actuary
No progress made with registration of company or purchase of land
Commission taken at source - no way to retrieve this
Slow or no response to emails
Claiming money back has lots of hurdles
Contract confirming refund of money signed by ourselves but gets 'lost' by them even though recorded delivery
Another contract to be sent out but apparently this requires witnessing by another actuary due to 'new' Bulgarian money laundering laws.
Ultimately this company with web site appears very polished but the end result has been frustrating, infuriating and there appears to be absolutely no way of getting money back. 12 months is a very long time to be constantly chasing our money (4K).
Has anyone successfully negotiated their way through similar problems to get their money back?
Land still advertised after monies sent and confirmed through actuaryNo progress made with registration of company or purchase of landCommission taken at source - no way to retrieve thisSlow or no response to emailsClaiming money back has lots of hurdlesContract confirming refund of money signed by ourselves but gets 'lost' by them even though recorded deliveryAnother contract to be sent out but apparently this requires witnessing by another actuary due to 'new' Bulgarian money laundering laws.Ultimately this company with web site appears very polished but the end result has been frustrating, infuriating and there appears to be absolutely no way of getting money back. 12 months is a very long time to be constantly chasing our money (4K).
Has anyone successfully negotiated their way through similar problems to get their money back?
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