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Like you Jim, I am a little stressed out with Aifos and have been for the last two years. I don't know if Tinker has bought an apartment in Cortijo but I do know that after we have actually got ownership of our properties there will be more skirmishes with Aifos. For that, we all need to be on the same side.

I think that Aifos are on the back foot at the moment and it is as much in their interest as ours to complete the urbanization because only then will some much needed funds be released to them. The most recent photographs on the Aifos website show that work is progressing quite well on all of the blocks so perhaps February next year is feasible.

People will post what they regard to be relevant and of interest and although that wummin' probably has no knowledge of, far less anything to do with Cortijo de Torreblanca, it is nice to see how far the Spanish authorities are casting their net and also how nobody is too big to be caught in it. This clampdown on corruption is very good news for us and long may it continue.

I spoke with my lawyer in Marbella this afternoon and he will try again to get Aifos to give him information about completion dates, state of planning etc. I will email Fuengirola town hall again and if that fails to get a response I'll telephone it on Friday. I might even nip over to Spain in June if all else fails and see what the state of play is. I know that other people are trying to get some positive information both from the town hall and Aifos so hopefully we'll soon have something to smile about.

Just for the record, this is NO JOKE, like yourselves we have a bought a property for our son on Cortijo  and you have no idea of the time my wife and I are putting in to try and find out exactly what the situation is.  We also have two sets of friends who are also buying on Cortijo and who are extremely worried.   We have lived in Spain and know exactly how the system works and it is not easy getting information.  By the by we have not started any rumours, it is only when we have been on the web site that we are aware of what other people are finding out and have responded thinking that we might be of some help.   I also have friends in Spain who are also looking into the situation for me.  I think in the end it will probably sort itself out but if we can find out exactly what is going on it would put alot of peoples minds at rest.

John

My husband has been trying to contact Aifos, and last week someone from Aifos actually rang him back. Her english wasn't brilliant (but better than my husband's spanish), this is what she told him.

Aifos were going to apply for planning permission for the 5th floor, but as there were elections in May, they would not know the outcome until June.

She suggested that he contact the Aifos office again in June, and she would be able to tell him more.

Not much news I know, but every little helps.