It probable that H Indalo are just finishing off the part built units rather than allowing them to deteriorate as it now seems that OTCC is mothballed for the time being due to adverse economic circumstances
Having built units but no access road means that none of the buyers will complete
All these offers coming from the Huma Group seem to indicate that they are trying to clear up as many of the outstanding contracts as they can so that in due course there will be less problems for the Banks who support Huma to have an exit strategy
When the economy recovers both OTCC and ACC will be built but after a recession demand changes and these developments were designed for a past era
So they will need in due course to negotiate over this situation so that they have a clear title free of embargoes to enable them to maximise the potential of these two sites in accordance with the emerging new demand
Now one way would be for the Huma Group to go into liquidation but so far it seems that they have the support of their Banks and it follows that the Banks must take the view that there is medium term value in these two sites
However, their marketing shows a lack of understanding of the people they are dealing with who now in the main are getting good advice from their lawyers- as anyone can see the offers are totally unrealistic and do not reflect current market value
Now I have a deposit of circa 54.000 € and I have been offered a 2 bed unit at 126.000 €,as have many others, coupled with a mortgage of circa 72.000 €
But these units are currently on offer elsewhere at circa 90.000 € and you could buy them for circa 72.000 € as the Banks will listen to all offers on everything!
As an investor I have accepted that I am in for the long term and that any recovery is a while away
So with OTCC now finally and fully stopped as far as us original buyers are concerned, now is the time to protect my interest and start legal action
Now this will not produce any money in the short term but it does mean that my interest is a public record and in the short term there is another embargo [albeit temporary pending the outcome of my legal action] recorded on the title to OTCC
Now I have like many been reluctant to go down this route but time moves on and the circumstances change as has been seen with Huma’s approach to start offering alternatives- they are not doing this to be ‘ nice guys’ just commercial!
And the only reason, from my perspective, is to try to get rid of irritant old buyers on both OTCC and ACC
It has cost me 1.900 € to start this action
First of all everyone who has been holding on at OTCC should now take ‘legal advice’ again and then make their own minds up
But the more of us who now tell Huma that the offers are ‘ in cloud cuckoo land’ the better
I’m an investor and this is one which has gone wrong, which is part of business, but it is appreciated that for many ACC and OTCC were the ‘ dream homes’ and everyone has been robbed by the Banks and Huma
Whilst the planning revoke at ACC and the world economic crash has played its part lets hope that the recovery, when it comes, brings about a settlement for all of us
One aspect, which has surprised me, is that Huma have not gone bust with the cooperation of the Banks and then bought back the development sites free of us – in UK we call it doing a ‘Phoenix’ !!
There must be a lot of wealth supporting Huma somewhere!!