Dirk rang me last night, about 8.00. The sale of our house will only go ahead if he can sort out next door.
They are insisting on a 75,000 euro deposit and the sale to be completed within a month. This is just not done in Portugal. And as they have had their house on the market, off and on, for 5 years, we both think they are being completey stupid.
He is going to their house in Faro this morning to try and talk some sense into them. And as he is not their agent, that is really very kind, as it is only us who is paying him.
The French man, Michel, who wants to buy our house is coming round later this morning. Dirk doesn't speak French, neither do we, so I'm going to have to ask one of our neighbours to do the translating.
if and it is a very big if - it all goes ahead, we can sign contract next Wednesday.
Dirk has all our paperwork sorted, the neighbours haven't done anything
about theirs and the little Portuguse/French man our prospective buyers keep bringing with them and wants us to pay half of his commission, does nowt either. He is just complicating the issue.
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