Hi,
I have bought a studio on Paradise gardens in Sahl Hasheesh. I've been sent the contracts through but need a decent reputable solicitor to look over it. Any ideas on cost and also any recommendations? Thanks so much.
Paul.

I've realised that we have a lot of recommended solicitors throughout various threads but it might be an idea to bring them all together. So if anyone would like to recommend their solicitor perhaps you could do so here. Why would you recommend them? What are their fees? On which development are you purchasing!

Thanks
Linda

Hi Paul - as you can see I've started a new thread that will hopefully start to get some replies to your question

I wouldn't want to say use any solicitor but here are a couple of names for you to try:

Loic Raboteau,
The International Property Law Centre
Part of The Max Gold Partnership
Suffolk House
21 Silver Street
Hull
HU1 1JG

Tel 0870 800 4503
Fax 0870 800 4567
Welcome to The Max Gold Partnership Solicitors in Hull and London
www.internationalpropertylaw.com

Philip Morris

Legal Alliances Worldwide,

01562 861989

p.morris@lawlimited.co.uk

Hope these help and no i'm not working for either of them

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Thank you to the three of you who have replied so far. I emailed about four English based solicitors and one Egyptian solicitor so far. I had read some bad reviews about the Egyptian solicitor and so decided not to use him. I read very many good views about Mr Zeiad Yehia, and so i have just emailed him to see what he says. Thanks once again. Any more advice from anyone would be great, i'll also update once i've made progress. Thank you

Why do you need a solicitor for contract.

The terms should be clear and if you need a legal person to "interpret" then this is not a good start.

Key things are the penalties on you for cancellation / late payment, and the reverse if the building is not ready on time, plus a list of what is included in what you are buying , plus a payment schedule.

PM me if you need an informed view of the contract before paying for a lawyer.

Have you asked if the seller he will allow any contract changes yet. If not then wahtever your lawyer tells you is a bit pointless (having spent the money to find out).

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I cant agree with you there Dave. The significant part of the contract is the Arabic version. We recommend an Egyptian solicitor to our clients who is hell on wheels with developers contracts. On quite a few occasions we have had the private purchase contract redone because the developers terms were not in accordance with Egyptian law. He hasnt yet come across any differences between the Arabic and the English translation but I am far more comfortable knowing he reads both and checks.

In general terms I cant see recommending not using a solicitor to check a private purchase contract which commits you to paying a large amount of money now and a large amount in the future as being a sensible thing.

I have no axe to grind about this. In fact, as a real estate marketing group, solicitors have very often made our job difficult with detail but if you get it right at the start then the solicitor can only be an aid to the client.

Cheers

Rick

Hi

I have to say that the point about not being in accordance with Egyptian law does worry me, and it was maybe an invalid assumption on my part based on my contract.
If the contract is with an English company, or any company where they agree that the English version will be used to resolve disputes then I'd be happier with that.
There is another point to my reply, not made clear, in that , assuming the same contract is used for all buyers it only needs to be "verified" ONCE", not 100 times for 100 buyers, which is what I meant to add but didn't.

We have an owners Club and the first buyer had it legally checked and then has made this information available to other buyers for free.

My main point is that the contract should be readable and the terms acceptable for which you do not need a lawyer.

Example:
- if the termination clause means you lose 50% of the price - you DO NOT SIGN
- if a late payment triggers an automatic termination - you DO NOT SIGN
- if there is no penalty on the developer for a late finish - do not sign
- if there is no term covering annual increases in maint charge, be very wary

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