We are purchasing an Esther on Phase 1. Originally we were told to expect completion August /September 07. I have been reading the recent threads with some concern. This morning I spoke to Martin at Finca Parcs about the delay on bank guarantees and about the lack of building on the site. He assured me that the builders were back on site(which would appear to be true according to today's other thread) He said the delays and problems were due to the new building regulations and that they are not writing to us until they have definite dates to give us. He says that they are due to meet with the construction company next week and that some of the bank guarantees are starting to filter through slowly. I pushed him for an estimate of the delay time and he said it's looking like the end of the year for phase 1 ,not september. I won't hold my breath on that one either. it is a gorgeous area and i so hope that things start to run smoothly again soon. We are really looking forward to getting our villa in the country . it's great to know that others are in the same boat and feel the same.