04 Feb 2009 2:24 PM:
Hi to all you frustrated by that A**hole that ran Great Estates in the port. The guy is a total shit and never intended to pay anyone - including his staff. The girls worked there under duress on the promise of being paid - as long as they stayed there and fended off customers on his behalf because he was too scared to talk to them. They were not at fault and as it remains, have had to denounce him and also take legal action to try to retrieve some income - they were not paid properly since May 08 but if they left, it meant they would lose everything.
The guy is a bully and a thief. He shut GE down and went bankrupt. He is allegedly running a place in Gibraltar doing the same thing and was also (so he apparently told his staff) planning to open under a new name in Sabinillas.
If you are owed money, my advice would be to seek a lawyer. My understanding is that you will not get anything out of him. I have it on good authority that he has been at this for a long time and was previously over-valuing properties, helping obtain massive overfunding for them then splitting the difference with clients. Ordinarily I would not be inclined to write what could be viewed as libelous or slanderous information but under the circumstances I don't feel too concerned about any response from a certain person.
There are a lot of VERY VERY UNHAPPY people in the vicinity of the port that would be extremely happy to see him. If I was him I would be sh*tting myself.... I'm sure it won't be too long before he is no more.... ;-) Sorry if you had dealings with him. There are some good agents around, like GB properties and Barringtons but if you are renting or buying, be cautious... Ironically, in these times, it would seem that prospective tennants should be getting a financial reference on their landlords to see if a) the money will be getting to them as it should and b) is the property you are about to rent secure? Sad times
This message was last edited by Duquesa 7 on 2/4/2009.
Thread:
Duquesa agent refuses to refund security deposit
--------------------------------------