STOP PRESS, HOLD THE HORSES, WHOA, LOOK!

934 Palazetto Capanna Piccola, yes, yes, yes, I know you didn't want an attached house, I know you wanted something different, with out buildings and hot and cold running local peasants, however you still probably haven't bought anything and your pounds and dollars since we last spoke, or emailed, have fallen by at least 10% against an apparently shakey Euro. Sorry, but if your money is weaker, against mine which is shakey, what does that say about your cash, or is that a state secret?
Enough already, I want to sell a house, and you want to buy one, maybe you didn't anticipate this one, but, at the discount that I'm able to offer it may just tempt you either to buy and hold for now, to buy and live in whilst waiting for your dream to come true, or to buy and let. And why such a discount? Well, if you're sitting comfortably. then I'll begin................
About a year ago a man came along and decided to buy this house. The deal has to be done in two parts because I own the house and would sell it directly, but the land, terrace and garden are owned by my company because I had to buy some 20 adjacent acres in order to construct service roads, gardens, an area for a swimming pool, pathways and parking areas. The land part of the sale will take place in just over a year, 1st Jan 2013 and in the meantime irrevocable rights of way, usage, passage and sundry agreements would be undertaken to ensure that the final transfer would take place on the appointed day. All was agreed and a final price of € 125.000 was also agreed. A 25% deposit was paid, and, when one pays a deposit here in Italy, one is entering into a legal and binding contract, and, if one backs out or renages on the deal, the deposit is forfeit.
My man, Mr X, got into more and more difficulties as he ran round attempting to find the finance necessary to close the deal, things went from bad to worse and, after the contract date had been extended from three months, to six months and then to a year, time was up, and sadly he retired from the ring, and lost his deposit.
But now for the good news. As Mr X had paid 25% of € 125.000; or € 31,250; I am prepared to put this money, his money; less 10% for my time, trouble and work, of € 3,125; or € 28,125 into the equation for the benefit of the actual purchaser. So, € 125.000 less € 28,125 already paid is only € 96,825 which is all that is required to buy the house listed as 934 Palazetto Capanna Piccola, one third deposit of € 32, 292 and completion within six weeks.
And, if you can find a better deal today, let me know and maybe I'll buy it from you.
On reflection it doesn’t really matter which of the houses I sell in the Palazetto collection, so this discount also applies to 931, 932, 935, 937 and 939, but there is ONLY ONE discount, to be applied to ONE house. First come, first served. Possibly it is time to get down off the fence.