But they said coming to them for help when the mayor was planning property tax rebates for homeowners was awkward.
Planned property tax reforms are already providing a boost to Scotland's housing market, according to a report.
However, after almost a decade of frustration some hope has emerged for the couple and other investors who lost their deposits on unfinished off-plan properties.
From their own website, Riseam Sharples help offshore buyers purchase "off-plan properties in the course of construction including multi-unit acquisitions and the sale of contracts prior to completion… with many of our clients based offshore".
[New York Post] Dumbo, Brooklyn, residents and visitors were upset by a planned N.Y.P.D. property office in the swanky Brooklyn neighborhood.
Some surveyors found buyers were being encouraged by changes to stamp duty and a planned new property tax in Scotland.
Now, Mr. Soning said, "the off-plan property market is potentially going to be dead for a long time".
The worst hit in the short term will be buyers of off-plan property who, for whatever reason, are on a fixed timeline to sell.
'Four years ago buyers could put down 30percentnt on an off-plan property, sell it before completion and make 100percentnt,' he says.
These include involvement in forensics, crime scenes, the drug testing of people in custody, emergency planning, property detention, deployment management and the provision of scientific support.
