Regency Towers

[wayne_harris]

Originally Posted by realestatemart

great news wayne we wish to see you soon in hurghada

Thanks George. Can't wait and it would be nice to finally meet you. Ha I just worked out how to get the quote up there on my reply. It's all good. LOL

Dawn -x-

[lyndsay552]

Any news Dawn on your completion date?

Lyndsay

[wayne_harris]

Originally Posted by lyndsay552

Any news Dawn on your completion date?

Lyndsay

Hi Lyndsay, No there was a big muck up with PHW recieving my form etc. But all sorted now it was all in the hands of LAW since 19 march all ok now (I hope). PHW did not give me a date yet as he said once he had recieved my deposit and form it wouldn't take long to get the ball rolling, and thats it So all I can do is wait now.


Dawn -x-

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by wayne_harris

Hi Lyndsay, No there was a big muck up with PHW recieving my form etc. But all sorted now it was all in the hands of LAW since 19 march all ok now (I hope). PHW did not give me a date yet as he said once he had recieved my deposit and form it wouldn't take long to get the ball rolling, and thats it So all I can do is wait now.


Dawn -x-

sometimes we needs patient

[RedSeaVision.com]

Originally Posted by lyndsay552

I have just applied for an HSBC account in Egypt online, so I'll let you know what happens.

My bank charges me £20 everytime I transfer money abroad. We might be able to pay PHW directly via their english account and hence avoid the bank charges but I'm not sure yet.

I think we will probably move a few thousand over into our Egyptian account and that should cover everything until we move over.

Lyndsay

The other nice point about having an account over in Hurghada at HSBC Bank is that they pay interest:

6.585 Egyptian Pound
4.82 British Pound
3.275 Euro
1.53 US Dollar

[paula darby]

Hi everyone
we are the owners of the 3 bed / 3 bath apartment in Regency and bought it back in July 2007 - it used to be no. 106 and 107 but is now just 107. We havent had the chance to use it as a family yet due to my husband's work pressures and the cost of flights which are still outrageous during school holiday times. We originally designed it to have a third bedroom as an office/study (Mark is an author and owns a specialist company called ALLIANTIST) and purely use it as a holiday home for friends and family or as a bolthole for his writing and planning. We went a little overboard with the design and extras but I am convinced it is a great investment anyway.

In the early days we got huge value from this forum and still take a look from time to time but my husband (mark 123) gave up posting as he forgot his password and despite several attempts to get back in via the password reset process it didnt seem to like him - he even tried again earlier tonight but it wouldnt let him back in so he left it to me to register a post!

We just wanted to share some thoughts about Regency Towers and reinforce that despite the delays it is going to be fabulous. My husband went out there with one of his team for the week before Xmas and was very impressed overall, although clearly it was well behind schedule. He also had no problems using the private beach (he was supposed to be working!) and was welcomed by the hotel management. He also reserved a new apartment at Regency Beach during that trip so that was an interesting Xmas present...... I didnt even get a card!

Philip Morris of LAW limited is also our lawyer for Regency Towers and he has been brilliant (my husband now consults him for other legal stuff too so he must be good!). We cant recommend him high enough - and as other posts have suggested, he acts for you not the Agent or the Developer.

We think PHW are breaking new ground in Egypt and they have been learning along the way - Mark says pioneering is not supposed to be easy but the rewards can be truly amazing so we have put our faith in Andy, Alison and their team. We looked at a number of alternatives during our holiday there in July last year but PHW were easily the best for us and most genuine in their approach.

Our biggest frustration is the expensive flight cost and despite many websites and access to great agents like Crusader Travel (recommended by PHW and Mark found very good for his trip) it is difficult to justify nearly £2k for 4 people just to get there........so maybe we will get more use in 09 onwards. If anyone has ideas on where to get cheaper flights and or wants to rent our 3 bed for much of this year then please get in touch!

We hope to spend a few weeks there during the Summer holidays and again at Xmas so hope to meet many of you then!

Best wishes, Paula

[lyndsay552]

Hi Paula and welcome to the forum,

We are also in Regency Towers 206 and where so impressed that we also bought in Beach. What have you gone for in Beach?

Look forward to meeting you soon, neighbour!!

Lyndsay

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by paula darby

Hi everyone
we are the owners of the 3 bed / 3 bath apartment in Regency and bought it back in July 2007 - it used to be no. 106 and 107 but is now just 107. We havent had the chance to use it as a family yet due to my husband's work pressures and the cost of flights which are still outrageous during school holiday times. We originally designed it to have a third bedroom as an office/study (Mark is an author and owns a specialist company called ALLIANTIST) and purely use it as a holiday home for friends and family or as a bolthole for his writing and planning. We went a little overboard with the design and extras but I am convinced it is a great investment anyway.

In the early days we got huge value from this forum and still take a look from time to time but my husband (mark 123) gave up posting as he forgot his password and despite several attempts to get back in via the password reset process it didnt seem to like him - he even tried again earlier tonight but it wouldnt let him back in so he left it to me to register a post!

We just wanted to share some thoughts about Regency Towers and reinforce that despite the delays it is going to be fabulous. My husband went out there with one of his team for the week before Xmas and was very impressed overall, although clearly it was well behind schedule. He also had no problems using the private beach (he was supposed to be working!) and was welcomed by the hotel management. He also reserved a new apartment at Regency Beach during that trip so that was an interesting Xmas present...... I didnt even get a card!

Philip Morris of LAW limited is also our lawyer for Regency Towers and he has been brilliant (my husband now consults him for other legal stuff too so he must be good!). We cant recommend him high enough - and as other posts have suggested, he acts for you not the Agent or the Developer.

We think PHW are breaking new ground in Egypt and they have been learning along the way - Mark says pioneering is not supposed to be easy but the rewards can be truly amazing so we have put our faith in Andy, Alison and their team. We looked at a number of alternatives during our holiday there in July last year but PHW were easily the best for us and most genuine in their approach.

Our biggest frustration is the expensive flight cost and despite many websites and access to great agents like Crusader Travel (recommended by PHW and Mark found very good for his trip) it is difficult to justify nearly £2k for 4 people just to get there........so maybe we will get more use in 09 onwards. If anyone has ideas on where to get cheaper flights and or wants to rent our 3 bed for much of this year then please get in touch!

We hope to spend a few weeks there during the Summer holidays and again at Xmas so hope to meet many of you then!

Best wishes, Paula

Welcome to our big family paula looking forward meeting you
Regards
George

[wayne_harris]

Hi Paula, welcome to the forum. We will be in apartment 212 Regency Towers. We just want it for holidays for us, family and friends, but would also eventually like to spend some months at a time there. But like you and most people on here are finding the flights so expensive, especially during school holidays and we are a family of 6.

Dawn -x-

[wayne_harris]

Hi Lyndsay, What are you actually getting in the kitchen of your apartment? Because I have just been looking on a site called Holprop and this is the list they had on it:
Kitchen:
Fitted Kitchen
Kitchen Units
Oven
Hobb/Cooktop
Fridge
Freezer
Dishwasher
Washing Machine/Dryer
We asked for a washing machine, which we paying for and haven't mentioned a dishwasher?

Dawn -x-