Spain's housing secretary 'in denial' about expat property problems
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 @ 11:06 AM
Marta Andreasen MEP has claimed Spain's secretary for housing 'is in denial' regarding the severity of the problems affecting British expats who have invested in Spanish property, following a heated exchange at an international property exhibition in London.
The argument took place following a speech delivered last week by the Spanish housing secretary Beatriz Corredor, who called for Britons to trust in Spain and to take advantage of its ripe property market.
UKIP's Marta Andreasen MEP said: "I was quite upset that she refused to accept or mention the fact that were serious problems affecting Brits in Spain.
"She referred to new reforms that had supposedly made Spain a safe country in which to buy, but these reforms neither resolve the past nor the present problems.
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