We've not said much about this to everyone before now but I've decided to write briefly about our house situation. We've been here almost five years and it really is an ideal home for us. A bit cluttered and chaotic at times, but just a great space and we don't want to leave.
However, in November we learned that the bank is in the process of repossessing it from our landlords, which means we're in tenancy no-man's land until there are new owners of the property. If we had €200000 knocking around we might consider buying it!
The long and short of it is that in the coming weeks or months we may have to move out. While this would be a pain in the neck, as well as most other parts of our bodies and wallets, it isn't the end of the world - but we'd love to not have to move, for so many reasons.
One result of this process is that I've had to stop paying our rent to the former landlord and pay it into a government fund for this kind of situation, which has been a bureaucratic challenge and has result in me getting the assistance of a lawyer who has recently joined our church, for which we incredibly grateful.
My first three attempts at doing this properly were amusingly unsuccessful because no one in this particular facility seemed able to actually tell me accurately what needed to be done. I had to hold my tongue when the director said to my lawyer (in my hearing, but in Greek) 'I told him what he had to do but because he's a foreigner he didn't do it properly'. She had told me nothing of the sort! The result was that instead of her taking 2 minutes to tell me what needed to be done properly in January, she ended up taking an hour with a colleague trying to work out what needed to be done to correct the kinks in the process that resulted from my first attempts! Oh well, it all seems to be sorted now... apart from the uncertainty about the apartment.
We'll update it.
However, in November we learned that the bank is in the process of repossessing it from our landlords, which means we're in tenancy no-man's land until there are new owners of the property. If we had €200000 knocking around we might consider buying it!
The long and short of it is that in the coming weeks or months we may have to move out. While this would be a pain in the neck, as well as most other parts of our bodies and wallets, it isn't the end of the world - but we'd love to not have to move, for so many reasons.
One result of this process is that I've had to stop paying our rent to the former landlord and pay it into a government fund for this kind of situation, which has been a bureaucratic challenge and has result in me getting the assistance of a lawyer who has recently joined our church, for which we incredibly grateful.
My first three attempts at doing this properly were amusingly unsuccessful because no one in this particular facility seemed able to actually tell me accurately what needed to be done. I had to hold my tongue when the director said to my lawyer (in my hearing, but in Greek) 'I told him what he had to do but because he's a foreigner he didn't do it properly'. She had told me nothing of the sort! The result was that instead of her taking 2 minutes to tell me what needed to be done properly in January, she ended up taking an hour with a colleague trying to work out what needed to be done to correct the kinks in the process that resulted from my first attempts! Oh well, it all seems to be sorted now... apart from the uncertainty about the apartment.
We'll update it.
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