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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 12, 2009 19:42:07 GMT
I am looking forward to the doric columns.
So I take it it's not a typical house for the region, but one designed to your own fantasy Alan?
(I am noting your failure to respond to the question about us all coming over to visit. It is noted well.)
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Post by alanseago on Dec 13, 2009 2:06:08 GMT
Invitations can only be issued by the house owner, Mrs Maria-Ana Seago.
Foreigners are not allowed to buy land or houses.
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Post by Patrick on Dec 13, 2009 2:07:35 GMT
Invitations can only be issued by the house owner, Mrs Maria-Ana Seago. Foreigners are not allowed to buy land or houses. Was there much wrangling in buying your plot? |
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Post by alanseago on Dec 13, 2009 2:37:23 GMT
No wrangling, Anne contacted the subdivision office, filled in all the documents then handed over a cheque plus, of course, a cash donation to their,'Benevolent fund.'
Not my fantasy Riot, it was designed by the architect, then slightly modified to suit our needs e.g. granny flat, a small pool and an open kitchen.
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 14, 2009 13:08:39 GMT
So, legally does your lady own the house rather than you?
I've often wondered about those states that don't allow foreign nationals to buy land. I think it's illegal in the EU (not sure). But there were some that wanted to bring in this kind of rule in rural Scotland where the incomers were buying up homes at huge prices for 'holiday homes', and turning small communities into ghost villages.
It also seems a high risk strategy to buy land in a foreign country - there's a lot of noise just now from people who thought they'd bought land in Goa (India), isn't there? And even some ex-pats in Spain seem to be in some kind of legal muddle.
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Post by alanseago on Dec 14, 2009 13:26:46 GMT
Madame is the legal owner of the land and the house. As an EU citizen, I can buy lend in Europe (except in UK where it belongs to the Duke of somewhere and one pays peasant ground rent) When I bought the land in my wife's name, we were given an official plan of the property with our lots precisely identified. We have an excellent building company who take care of all the glitches (and there are many) and consult us on the fine details of everything.
This is an ex-Spanish colony, run by totally corrupt hispanics. They do not like me, I don't mind, not many people do but my wife loves me and I do it for her.
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 14, 2009 13:31:11 GMT
Have the 'totally corrupt Hispanics' tried to throw any spanners in the works in the house-building project Alan?
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Post by alanseago on Dec 15, 2009 3:06:17 GMT
The land registry office refused to accept our deed of title to the land because it had not been 'correctly filed'. The new deed was rushed through for just 80000 pesos, about 1100 euros.
The French are renowned for their burocracy but they have nothing on these guys. You would not believe the stack of documents we had to furnish in order to get a power supply, including birth certificates, passports etc. etc. They stopped just short of DNA samples and fingerprints. No bribe, my brother-in-law knows someone in the office.
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 15, 2009 13:15:15 GMT
I think you're brave Alan, that's what I think.
Brave.
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Post by alanseago on Dec 24, 2009 2:10:05 GMT
Doric columns. Could not get back far enough to get both in one shot so I made a collage. It looks a bit odd because the shots are from different angles. Attachments:
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Post by alanseago on Dec 24, 2009 2:39:38 GMT
Second attempt. Attachments:
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 24, 2009 10:44:23 GMT
Fantastic. What a beautiful open room.
Alan, is this house costing an absolute fortune to build?
Will it be typical of the other houses in the surrounding area, or will it be a mansion compared to them?
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Post by alanseago on Dec 26, 2009 10:55:51 GMT
Much better shot today. Looking from the living room into the dining room with the kitchen to the right. It is costing a fortune by Philippino standards and quite a bit for us it is the most elegant house in the subdivision. Should be finished soon and I will make a full tour website for those who are interested and cease to bore the rest. They are already tiling the floor of my office. Attachments:
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Post by Patrick on Dec 26, 2009 11:01:51 GMT
What will you do with the floor - Tiles?
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Post by alanseago on Dec 26, 2009 11:07:10 GMT
Yes Patrick, tiles throughout, necessary in this heat.
The air conditioning and the waterfall near the bar help a little.
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Post by alanseago on Feb 8, 2010 9:42:58 GMT
Finished, blessed, house-warmed and inhabited. Attachments:
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Post by riotgrrl on Feb 8, 2010 10:56:33 GMT
Finished, blessed, house-warmed and inhabited. Photos please. |
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Post by housesparrow on Feb 9, 2010 15:26:12 GMT
Invitations can only be issued by the house owner, Mrs Maria-Ana Seago. Foreigners are not allowed to buy land or houses. I once knew a Thai woman who had married an Englishman but found that neither she nor he could own property in Bankok. Had she married a Thai man, she would have been entitled; if a Thai man marries a non-Thai, he is not banned. They may have changed the law since then, but she (understandably) was pretty fed-up about the whole thing. She got round it by setting up a trust, but it cost her a lot of money. |
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Post by alanseago on Feb 15, 2010 10:30:17 GMT
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 15, 2010 11:11:04 GMT
All very posh Alan.  Your comments about foriegners not having too many rights in these places are interesting, I've heard that several countries are like this. I believe that newcomers aren't allowed to by sea front property in Mexico. AH |
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