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Originally Posted by camel with three humps
I agree with what you say. Yes, buying in places where you don't speak the Lingo etc is always challenging & fun in my books.
My comments are not directed towards you. They are for the forum users. The events have there span e.g when you bought the lawyers were English & than the lawyers changed. Not much you could do. But the prospective buyers need to ask a question as to why a firm of lawyers would let a client go.
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You can still get thrown in amongst the wolves over there even if you DO speak the lingo (fluently in our case as we are an Anglo/Moroccan couple) Just accept that corruption is rife - you will not get anything done as it should be done, even at Government departments (especially at Government departments) without paying bribes to everyone from the highest to the lowest official. Even the doorman! Well, you can still get things done but you will wait forever - and they know damn well you are pushed for time so sit around with your dossier on the desk and do nothing. This is a fact - and it is high time prospective purchasers were given all of the relevant information before making the decision to purchase. Our sale completed in March 2008 and we are still waiting to get paid in full! In my opinion Morocco is NOT a place for UK buyers to invest in property. They are too used to everything being done in the UK on the straight and narrow, when involved in matters of property transactions. Morocco is a million miles away from 'straight and narrow'. They see a foreigner over there and the only thing on their mind is rich pickings. In fact - after 30 years of spending a fair bit of time over there I realy do think things are getting worse - not better - as a few years ago the bribes they were asking for were a pittance, but now they have got really greedy. As for renting - BE VERY CAREFUL!!!!!!!!! I personally know a Moroccan lady who is still trying to get a tenant out of her apartment after THREE years of unpaid rent. She is Moroccan (the owner) It is a minefield and you just cannot trust anyone to handle your letting for you while you are abroad. Be warned!