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Default Re: Lifer Inmobiliaria closes its 10 offices in the Gran Canaria Province and "disappears off the face of the earth"

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Originally Posted by Periklês View Post
Unfortunately, somebody has to keep the deposit, so the purchaser takes some risk whatever the arrangement. The alternatives are no safer - Deposit to the Vendor? To a Lawyer? There is no easy answer.
I think a lawyer is a much safer bet than an estate agent as most are covered by the Spanish Law society, I would never give a deposit to an estate agent
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