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    maintenace money

    Thanks Alan What is the best way to set up this owners association. We have already formed a facebook group to discuss our experiences and have a thread on here. Do you have an email address for Queenie. I have tried to PM her about of couple of things i want to ask her but she doesnt seem...
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    maintenace money

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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi Dukes I am going out on the 12th August to do the handover. Ive not heard from anyone yet about their handover. I am hiring Neil Duffy to do the snagging process before i get out there so i should be able to take handover in the 4 days i have there! Do you have any thoughts about what...
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    Flights

    Hi All Does anyone have plans to fly out to sharm for xmas / new year?? I have 4 flights available - 2 flights for 17/12/10 - 04/1/11 and 2 flights 17/12/10 - 07/1/11. They are with Thomson but we can no longer go - i am due to have a baby on the 21st Jan so no flying for me or my hubby. My...
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    issues at viva reef

    can this thread be merged with the existing Viva Reef thread so that all the current subscribers to the Viva Reef thread are aware of any of the problems being listed in this one? Jojo
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    Hi Queenie Is there a section on the sight for people to browse owners apartments that are...

    Hi Queenie Is there a section on the sight for people to browse owners apartments that are available to rent for when we need to visit Sharm and need to stay somewhere? I am looking to go out in June for a few days and can find the flights but would prefer to be in a private apartment than...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi Pam / Brian We have bought apartment 3 / 2 and are due to complete in august. My sister went out in january for a holiday out there and did a video of the apartment for us. There is one of the reps from PP showing her around and says that the blocks in phase 1 should be completed on time...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hello fellow viva reefers You probably have had the email from Karen at Pioneer regardging the new property tax law and that the tax forms need to be returned by 31st Dec. There is another thread on this site titled- New Property Tax Law - that has some interesting information on it...
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    New Property Tax Law

    Thanks Queenie, hopefully Pioneer will sort out anything for us. But we haven't had handover yet so there shouldn't be any problems from what you say. Jo
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    New Property Tax Law

    Hi Everyone, Has anyone found out for certain yet if the tax applies to unregistered properties. We have just been emailed by Karen at Pioneer Property to inform us that all property owners need to return their tax forms by the end of december, not much notice really when we haven't even...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    hi queenie It is so easy to get swept up in the whole buying abroad love affair and so easy to forget about the practicalities. So thanks for highlighting some of them, im sure you have lots of useful advice for all us vivas who are getting ready for 2010. The fact that my apartment is a...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi queenie Did the rest of your complex get completed i.e. swimming pools etc are does that only get done once the hotel part is done? jo
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi Carl / Dawn No we dont have any kids yet but hopefully by 2011 we should have a little one to start thinking about. We decided against egypt for our honeymoon as we know that once the apartment is habitable that will be our holiday destination sorted for years to come! So were off to St...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Thanks Queenie Your a mine of all information i ever need to know!!! How long before completion did you do yours? jo
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi fellow vivas Just thought i would copy in a response i got from karen at pp regarding the legal procedures that we need to do. I was a bit worried about getting over before the handover date and when we had to the legal stuff and this was her response; - "The only thing you need to do...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi carl and dawn We are going to rent it out but just to family and friends at first then we'll see how things go. We've mainly bought it for us to use but any rental income will help to pay maintenance fees, apart from that were not looking to profit from having the partment. We would...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi Bob Thanks for the update, we can't go out until mid nextyear when our completion is due so its nice to hear tht you've been out there and its coming along nicely. Damon is due to go out in December so he is going to update us all too. My dilemma now is that im getting married in May and...
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    Viva Reef development Nabq, Sharm

    Hi everyone yes the maintenance fees are confusing at first but i totally agree with Odd Bod and Dukes they are reasonable when you look at what you'll be getting for the cost. And everyone needs to remember what they will get at the end of the build - a lovely apartment in beautiful sunny...
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    Currency rates / transfering problems !!!

    dont blame you. were tied in now so we've got until december 14th until our next instalment is due. i think we'll just have to bite the bullet and deposit at a rubbish rate and pray it picks up by april for our third instalment. if it conitunes the way it is though it will end up costing us...
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    Currency rates / transfering problems !!!

    Thanks for that, if they dont deal in egyptian pounds what does this mean if i transfer my money with them. Would i not get the transfer at the rate they quote? i'm new to all this transferring of currency, my last deposit was just paid direct through the banks, would this still be the best...
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