Legalisation of unlicensed rural properties through the MIT license

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14 Mar 2023 9:36 AM by JMKCOM Star rating. 3 forum posts Send private message

Hi, I work for the autonomic government of Valencia, Spain. I am myself a British expat, moving to Spain 1995. I am the first expat to become a Techical Arquitect in Spain, the first foreigner to win the oustanding academic achievement award, the first foreigner to be a Judicial expert witness (as opposed to a party witness), the foreigner to be a Municipal Arquitect and now the first Commisioner for Expatriates for property issues.
 
I am involved with a project which affects a great many expats and needs and deserves the maximum coverage possible. There are some 194,000 illegal rural properties in the Valencia region. Over the last few decades many, in some areas most, of those are now in foreign hands, mostly Brits. They didn't know what they were buying or the problems this would cause them, which in many cases has lead to a life of great stress and frustration without any hope of improvement. Until now.
 
The project is called MIT, which stands for Territorial Impact Minimization. It leads to these properties being legalised, which leads to social integration and a significant improvement in the living conditions of those affected. We estimate that of the 194,000 affected 193,000 will be eligible. That's a great news story. I'm aware it isn't the type of project you normally cover on the show but, it is fairly spectacular and affects your target audience so I thought I'd send the idea over to you.
 
One village called Lliber in Alicante had 298 illegal house built between 1999 and 2005 all sold to foreigners , mostly Brits, 18 arrests including the mayor, the municipal arquitect, the notary public... nothing happened to help the owners until now. Since our public MIT event those houses are now in the process of legalisation, that's a great story.  
 
I have attached a few links which will give you a better understanding of the project. If you think it may be of interest to your audience I'd love to help as it would let those affected know that this option is now available to them. There are 542 municipalities in the Valencia region we have done outreach events in 4, they're hard to organise. We have our next event in Orihuela, this Thursday 16.03.2023 and another in Lliria in April but, as you can see it will take several years/ decades at this rate to get the word out effectively and as the average age of the Brits that buy is 58 every second counts.
 
https://youtu.be/sap59WPOhr0
 
https://youtu.be/mypByEygw3s
 
https://youtu.be/lVm-m-CGhKg
 
 
 
 
 

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25 Mar 2023 8:49 AM by pjd8845 Star rating. 11 forum posts Send private message

Hi JK, 

I attended the Orihuela event where you gave a great presentation. Also present was Vincente Garcia Nebot, Valencian Director General Urbanismo. I attended along with our legal team and some neighbours.

We are on a small estate of 20 homes and have been on a journey of 14 years to correct the legal situation of the properties. The law changed 4 times during that period and there was never a clear process or mechanism that could be utilized by our Town Hall to allow legal certainty to be applied. A case of kicking the proverbial can down the road.

Anyway, having read the Guide for the MIT process and watching the YouTube presentations you have put together I am extremely hopeful that our long journey has an end in sight.

We are doing the PE - Plan Especial route because there are common utilities requirements for the collective. We have always known costs will be applied for licenses and work to complete the 'project' and we are expecting our legal team to prepare them with consultation with our Town Hall very soon.

There is the individual route (DSI), but it doesn't apply to our case. 

There seems to be a sense of commitment from the authorities now, finally being able to have full 'rights' of owning property we believed were legal from purchase is immensely valuable to our health and will ensure no horror stories emerge in our future.

Thanks JK, I really hope the message spreads to those who are in the same situation. 

I am hopeful that because we are are in a sense a 'pilot' for the MIT PE route that it will provide useful for others in similar settings to follow.

 

 

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27 Mar 2023 10:50 AM by JMKCOM Star rating. 3 forum posts Send private message

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave that message and for persevering with the PE, I know it hasn't been an easy road.

One of the questions that comes up almost at every meeting is, what happpens if there's a change in government. Until last Thursday I didn't have a good answer for that. I organised a meeting, an interview with Carlos Mazon last week and I asked him directly about the issue. He assured me that not only would the MIT program continue he plans to make it even more agile, followiing the AFO reforms of 2019 in Andalucia. I wanted to transmit that message to you. There is now a general recognition from both the main political parties that this is a necessary path to tread and that a wrong needs to be corrected.

That's progress and it's due to the determination of people like you and those affected in Lliber over decades who refused to be just the victims in this story. It's my job to let those that follow your example know the debt they owe you and I intend to do exacrtly that.

All the best,

JK

 

 




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27 Mar 2023 9:15 PM by pjd8845 Star rating. 11 forum posts Send private message

That's more good news JK, thanks.

I was thinking as I drove today that maybe something highlighting MIT could be played on the coastal or inland radio stations, do you have resources to put something out there? Any radio jocks out there able to help?

It's time critical I think and a very widespread reach to the audience is required.

I did send a local estate agent your YouTube channel link and the English version of the MIT guide but there needs to be saturation.

Is there an email address or office for owners seeking more information to reach out to? I guess until numbers ramp up dramatically there are very limited resources at your disposal.

Clearly your position and what you are achieving with the roadshows plus your influence and professional network  is awesome, how can we help further in reaching the target audience for you...




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29 Mar 2023 11:28 AM by JMKCOM Star rating. 3 forum posts Send private message

We had an interview on Bay Radio about a month ago. It was great to do that but the problem with it is that, it's transient. The message has to be there permanently, for whenever someone needs it. I have an article coming out this Friday in the Costa Blanca News about all the things I asked Carlos Mazon last week. One of the other things that came up in the interview the need for a permanent entity focussed just on international residents needs. He agreed and said that he would create one along the lines of the one they created for the Diputación de Alicante. That site doesn't work very well but, at least a reference point, somewhere to point people to. As I'm writing this it ocurrs to me that if I give them a buzz they could put the MIT stuff on that site now, without waiting for the elections. I'm going to give them a buzz. Cheers for the idea!

JK




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06 Apr 2023 1:08 PM by pjd8845 Star rating. 11 forum posts Send private message

https://www.costanachrichten.com/costa-blanca/costa-blanca-illegale-haeuser-legalisieren-hilfen-eigentuemer-anwaeltin-92193586.html




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28 Nov 2023 3:07 AM by seekborrow Star rating. 7 forum posts Send private message

I look forward to new developments in this project. 

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