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08 Dec 2012 11:39 AM by mcapsticks Star rating. 14 forum posts Send private message

Hi,

I have recently bought an apartment in DV (very happy with everything so far).

I've just paid my first quarterly bill for the Community Fee, but on top of that I have been charged TWICE extras of EU45.48 with no explanation given.

Does anyone know what this is for? Painting? Maybe I have a letter about it that I haven't seen yet, but there has been nothing on e-mails about it.

Has everyone been charged this?

I have also bizarrely been fined EU4.55 for paying on time and by setting up my payments by direct debit. Seems a bit unfair to fine people who actually do pay their bills given the amount of outstanding debtors!! I contacted AEA about this but got no reply.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Martin




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08 Dec 2012 5:20 PM by PMillsom Star rating in Midlands. 469 forum posts Send private message

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 Martin,

the 45 Euros is a community fee quarterly supplement that all residents are to pay this year.  Why you have beenjoy debited for two though is not something I can explain or even guess.  This supplement was agreed at the last A.G.M. and only apply for one year - another final supplement is due in the first quarter of 2013.

All fees paid late are subject to interest.  I would suppose that your direct debit details were not received by A.E.A until after you first quarterly payment had become due.  A.E.A.have to be consistent in the application of interest in fairness to all owners.

When you purchased your solicitor ought to have informed you of this requirement to pay by a certain date.

It worries me that you have not had communication from the administrator in advance of them taking payment.  They do not seem to be very professional at issuing statements or the statements are sent to your apartment address and are then binned if not collected within about six weeks.  As per another thread it is an area for improvement.  The last thing we want is for owners to cancel their direct debit arrangements as that adds to admin cost and results in late payments.

I would appreciate any further feedback on how our administrators handle your query.




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08 Dec 2012 5:25 PM by Daniela Star rating in Duquesa. 167 forum posts Send private message

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Hi Martin,

Welcome to DV. The extra fees are relating to an extra cash call for the painting fund. There were 4 instalments and the cost was based on the Sqm of your apartment. I have no idea what the 4.55 was for as I don't pay by DD but it seems a bit strange, as you say for being penalised for paying this way.

As an extra aside, if you would like to join my mailing list or the community Facebook page then please PM me. I send out minutes of the meetings and keep people updated on any major issues/developments with the community.

Daniela

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10 Dec 2012 3:33 PM by Leman Star rating. 13 forum posts Send private message

Hi,

We too, have just completed our purchase on DV.  We are still very confused and have all sorts going out of our bank account which we are not sure about.  How will we receive notification of community charges as we are keen to keep ahead of all costs?  We made a flying visit to spain on 30 November to collect the keys to our apartment from our spanish solicitor although the purchase completed at the end of September!  We live in the UK and intend to use our apartment for holidays until we retire in approx 6 years time when we intend to spend most of the year in DV.  We could not see a letterbox for our apartment?  As our solicitor has power of attorney for us in Spain, will all correspondence go to them.  If so, a little bit worried, as they are a bit lax on feeding us information on fees and costs etc.  We are going out to Spain on 1 Feb 2013 to officially move in.  If possible we would like to meet local residents to discuss the do's and don'ts of living on DV.  We are keen to be involved as much as we can although we live and work in the UK.  For the next few years we will be spending 1 week in 5 in Spain and very much want to be a part of the community. 

 

Regards,

Jane & Dave Leman




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10 Dec 2012 3:57 PM by Daniela Star rating in Duquesa. 167 forum posts Send private message

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Hi,

AEA don't send individual statements out in the post. If you want a statement you would have to contact them. You can contact melisa@aea-administracion.com and she should be able to help you. Fees are due on a quarterly basis. Starting in January. The cash call for the painting fund is a little out of sync. I think that is quarterly from August. (I paid mine in one lump sum because I couldn't be bothered going in each time as I don't pay my fees by DD)

With regard to the post, that is kept at the guard hut and is sorted by block number. They will pass you a pile for your block and you look through to see if any of it is yours. The guards are really good and if they get to know you they will stop you as you drive past and pass you your post.

Let me know when you get here in Feb and we can meet up for a drink and I will try and answer any questions you may have.

If you have any questions in the meantime, let me know either here or on our Facebook site.

Daniela

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10 Dec 2012 4:40 PM by mcapsticks Star rating. 14 forum posts Send private message

 

My wife Lois and I will also be there at that time.

It would be great to meet some of our neighbours.

Martin and Lois




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10 Dec 2012 6:12 PM by Daniela Star rating in Duquesa. 167 forum posts Send private message

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We'll see who else is about and see if we can organise an informal get together in the port. Let me know closer the time.
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