Hi Lou - Im not 100% sure but I dont think they take cards. When we paid our reservation fee at the Place in the Sun Exhibition we had to go to the cash point and take out cash. We were using a debit card though and not credit. Although the cards are accepted in the hotels and cash machines I dont know if they accept them. I can Skype them 1st thing and ask if you want - if they are online I get an answer within seconds??
For the handover you will need to check over your apartment to make sure you are happy with everything. I then sat down with Tarek the developer - because he was in Sharm. We had to wait for his accountant to come. The accountant wrote out the receipts for the elec / water and maintenance and I handed over money and we shock hands and had a nice long chat. So no if all runs smoothly it wont take more than a couple of hours. I would make sure that Tarek from SRE and Tarek the developer know that you are on a tight schedule and you cannot afford any hold ups. I would ask them to send someone to meet you off of the ferry to drive you straight on site. You can always say that you will call or text them when you are approaching Sharm Harbour - Naama is about 20 mins drive from the harbour and Nabq is about 40 max.
The other way is to send it by bank transfer and then the receiptsetc will already be drawn up for you and stipulate that when you arrive you will be doing the snagging and handover which will be less time consuming and tell them to make sure the agent has the receipts / paperwork / keys and elec card with him when he picks you up. I had a while to wait whilst they were running about getting the keys and card together on site. I was in no hurry and didnt mind. But this would be better for you. Just make sure they are aware that it is important that everything is ready and waiting for you and you do not have any Egyptian time on your hands.
Have you and the developer signed 2 copies of the contract on every page as this needs to be done as well??
If not sign yours and get them sent back as soon as possible. They will keep one and forward on the other to your lawyer who will take to the courts for registration with the POA and then when all done n 6 months or so time you will receive it back from your lawyer.
Hope this helps Lou.
Alison xx
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