In defence of Mr Turner

 

I refer to the two articles in the last edition of the Cyprus Sunday Mail, November 28, referring to a previous article written by Clive Turner which was published the preceding week.

The articles concentrated on the issues surrounding the Cyprus property market and failures by Developers and Builders in their legal responsibility to their customers.  My own experiences, with my own developer, is that if you treat them with respect and fight your corner in a patient and reasonable manner then things get done eventually.  I accept that there are some builders/developers who may not act in such a manner and I understand the frustration and anger that this must cause to buyers.

It is not my intention in this article to enter this debate but to respond to the suggestion that Mr. Turner has a hidden agenda because his views do not necessarily conform with those of Denis O’Hare of CPAG.  I have known Clive Turner for almost 10 years and have worked with him on various committees and projects and can emphatically state that he is an honest and honourable man whose motivation to pen articles for your newspaper are to benefit your readers not their builders or developer.

George Raistrick, Tala

 

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.