Certificate of Habitacion

Has anyone received their Certificate yet please.  When we went to the office 18 months ago we were told they had to send them back as there was an error  My solicitor was told yesterday the town hall has them?.

No heard nothing on this issue - we have asked and been told they will be issued when a community is formed, i dont know whether this is correct but it is difficult getting a straight answer for most things.

I was told not to move in without one but this lengh of time is worrying.

I was told by "el aparejador municipal" they will not be issuing certificates of first occunpancy until Villamartin completes the  infrastructure and is inspected and approved by the Town Hall.  He mentioned in particular, the drainage and sewage systems have not been inspected.  Aparently Villamartin has promised to complete all outstanding work by 31 December 2008 (I am not holding my breath).

No one should complete the purchase without this certificate.

• I am spanish and have been and will continue to keep in direct contact with Town Hall Officials. 

I think we are all immigrants except you, Maria. You tell us not to complete before we got habitation certificate. Too late! This is a thing our brokers and solicitors and the builder should have told us when the contract was going to be signed!

Nice if you can get more info from Town Hall. Then we can compare it with other info from them. Since June we also have a channel through the PLG, Presidents lieason group.

I know is too late for some, as when I visited La Cañada in November 2007 there were several residents living on site.  However, I am surprise people have continued to complete after my visit as I mentioned it then.  This has also been the advise given by Maria Del Castro, solicitor, on the general forun of eyeonspain website. 

Your solicitor and  notario should have pointed this out to you; or thought it was not law at the time.  In my spanish family and friends experiences, it has always been their legal representatives advise no to complete without this certificate.  I believe it is now a legal requirement, or thought some people have chosen to complete without .

Maria

I know is too late for some, as when I visited La Cañada in November 2007 there were several residents living on site.  However, I am surprise people have continued to complete after my visit as I mentioned it then.  This has also been the advise given by Maria Del Castro, solicitor, on the general forun of eyeonspain website. 

Your solicitor and  notario should have pointed this out to you; or thought it was not law at the time.  In my spanish family and friends experiences, it has always been their legal representatives advise no to complete without this certificate.  I believe it is now a legal requirement, or thought some people have chosen to complete without .

Maria