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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
Electricity prices have risen quite sharply. Usage of the first 250 KW will rise by 14%, the next 250 KW by a further 12% and above that level by 24%. In our case we seem to use around 450/500 KW in the summer and up to 1,000KW in the winter when our air conditioners are giving us heat. Maybe its a good thing that we are installing a gas fire in the new lounge. According to the papers the prices are still much lower than in the south, which currently has the most expensive electricity in the EU. The government has once again promised to set up a centre, staffed by English speaking personnel, to deal with property complaints especially in the areas of bureaucracy, shoddy building work and questionable estate agency practices, to resolve disputes without the need for court action. In addition the process of obtaining permission to purchase is being speeded up. According to statistics they have already processed more applications this year than in the whole of last year, so maybe something is working. Just a quick complaint from me. The football season has started and I have not found time to go and see even one game yet. Shame. |
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Some good news for those of us who are faced with renewing our residency permits every year. Currently it takes four weeks for the administration to process these and you can only apply seven days prior to the expiry of the current permit. This means of course that there is a three week gap when you are not allowed to travel to the south and even if you go across to the mainland there are questions asked on your return. Now at last, common sense has prevailed, thanks to pressure from the BRS, and a receipt is to be issued which will prove that permits have been applied for and allow us to trave |