Eddie, sorry for my late response. I agree with you that IF a legal transaction occurred and the Goa or India govt. is trying to reverse it, I would be outraged. But I question HOW MANY of these real estate transactions by British nationals in Goa were legal.
Given the illegal cesspool of Goan real estate "development", where illegal permits are obtained, land usurped, illegal hill-cutting, illegal constructions, bribes paid at various levels, property intentionally not sold to local Goans but only to foreigners and non-Goans, it is difficult for me to believe than more than a handful (and I am being generous here) of these British national transactions were legal. Also difficult for me to believe the British nationals were innocent parties to these transactions and were unaware of the illegalities listed in the paragraph above - they are not THAT naive. Just call up some of the builders/sellers/agents in the UK of these Goan properties and they will immediately inform you how to circumvent the law. I do not need to inform you that Goa has quite a few unscrupulous real-estate lawyers and real-estate agents in cahoots with and under the patronage of Goan politicians. How many of these builders/sellers/agents who advertise on Goan websites and who come to London at the Tourism mart, comply with the law? Regards, George
