Hi all,
Sorry cam for the confusion!
Right just spoke to the lawyers your right cam in a way...
They have said the 500 euros is their fee to deal with the refund from gs but you have to pay a provision of 1000 euros to cover actual costs for documentation ,powers of attourneys etc involvolved!
This is the maximum and shouldnt cost any more and that Any money left over from the provision after will be refunded to you.
So yes you have to pay the 580 (vat incl) + 1000 euros = 1580 euros upfront cost.
Which does seem alot- but still only a quarter of my reservation fee at the end of the day.
Id rather pay that than loose the whole refund.
The only way Ill end up out of pocket even more now will be if licences are granted before then and I still decide not to proceed further on the purchase then potentially Ill be minus the reservation fee and minus the lawyers fees aswell.
Take care-D