Once I knew we had been deceived I recorded all our conversations to protect myself and my contract.
Listen to the true tone of Marios Karayiannas.
The one you hear after you sign your contract.
As you will have read from my home page I flew back to Cyprus when Michelle Anglou sent photos showing mistakes in the interior of our house. It was only then that the the new site plan was revealed.
On Tuesday the 7th February I had a meeting with Michelle who explained the new site plan. I had it faxed to my wife at home and via a webcam she was able to send me the original plan that was in England.
Marios was too busy to see me until the Thursday morning when we met on site. He had heard from Michelle that I was unhappy with the changes and you can hear in this meeting that he is now offering extra land (where the road should have been) and even the return of money if we’re not happy. Hit with this new proposal of land I asked for it to be faxed to Michaela for us to discuss. This audio was captured by my camcorder which was the only recording device I had as all this was unexpected.
Thursday February 9th 2006 around 9am
Unfortunately the next meeting in his office was not recorded, the battery failed on the camcorder.
Because of the battery failure, I went back to the office the next day. I met with Marios and Michelle and we covered the same ground as we had the day before. My flight home was that afternoon. In this meeting they think I'm crazy/stupid for asking the same questions however I leave the meeting reassured that compromises are possible, if were still not happy we can have our money back and I’m sent away to discuss it with my wife in England.
Friday February 10th 2006 around 9am
We totally didn’t expect these changes. Put yourself in my shoes, I allowed myself only four days to talk about the interior problems. But then to be hit with these changes, their tone and several options was alot to take in especially as Marios was often too busy to see me.
Unless like us, you are set with internet chat, web cams, or you can both take time off to come over together I don’t know how it would be possible to do.
After doing as instructed, in super quick time (I arrived home late Friday night they had our response Monday morning). We waited.
I emailed for a response but got no reply.
I phoned twice the next day and late on Wednesday 22nd I got through to Marios. This recording was done using my ipod with a microphone attachment. I had only a standard phone so I had to keep putting the microphone up to the earpiece to record him. Because of this I‘ve had to amplify his side of the conversation so the volume levels remain the same. In this conversation you will hear him start playing games as I’m hundreds of miles away. At first he says he doesn’t understand the letter and then he says he doesn’t have to go with any suggestions ending up with telling me it’s my problem and eventually hanging up. It then dawns on us what kind of people they are.
After getting the email from one of their lawyers ( Pittadjis law firm ) saying they will do nothing I phone Michelle Anglou to meet with Marios again the following Tuesday. (If you intend to do business with this company can you afford to fly back as often as I did?)
The following Tuesday I was fifteen minutes early for my meeting and you will hear Michelle Anglou say Marios is in Larnaka and she has no idea when we will be back.
I already know from meeting an expat on site that Marios will be in Frenaros at 11am.
I get to shame Michelle about her lies but let her know that we’ll live there and will be happy. I told Michelle that I had business to do in Nicosia on Wednesday and I must see Marios today.
I recorded this meeting via the microphone attachment to the ipod.
After waiting at the hotel for Michelle’s call I get an appointment to meet Marios and his father Christoforos Karayiannas at 4pm
In this meeting Marios starts off by trying to explain he now has no hard feeling as we are buying the house with his changes to the site plan. He again goes on to say that he’s opportunity is to keep his customers happy always. I tell him that we’ll live there as not happy people and try to explain that I will let everyone know the way he does business. I show him a business card with Lying builder and try to explain that on Thursday 10am I will start my investigations into their company.
Thursday morning while talking to expat residents I was assaulted and had my camcorder smashed. Fortunately it was all captured on tape, played in front of a barrister and is now evidence in their up coming trial.
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