Peter and Theresa

Matt.

Will let you know as soon as there is any development. Agent seemed to think it could take a couple of weeks but will keep you informed.

Ken.

Message for Joyce and Pete from Rothwell

 who we met at SADM  on 19th June

I got your message you are in the best place to find information just keep going up you have a place to stay provided by SJ too

Linda & Dave

Hi All.

Been chasing solicitor for bank guarantee and contrary to what agent said they say it could take six to eight weeks.

Ken. 

I posted this on another forum in June - it may be of interest...  needless to say I am still waiting for a guarantee however I was up to the site this week and they are still working away so not too concerned....

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The latest response via agent on my issue of attempting to obtain the guarantee...
 
We have been advised that bank guarantees are purchased from the banks en bloc in millions of euros, in other words strips of bank guarantees are purchased at a time and these are given to those who have requested such guarantees
 
The bank guarantees are based on land values and as land values change from time to time it does take a while for this land value to be effectively assessed.
 
The last bloc of guarantees have been used up and I am informed that the next batch  will be available on or before September 07 and you are included in this batch for your guarantee.
 
Personally I suspect that September date mentioned is scheduled to coincide with the next license release and possibly a reduction in cost for SJ in obtaining the guarantee … but who knows
 

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Kind regards
Chris  

Hi Everyone,

My husband and i have been waiting 3 years for our house to be built at
Albatera Golf.Since deciding a few months ago to take our money back out 
this has been proving very difficult. We purchased from San Jose and they are refusing
refusing to give us the 6% interest which apparently we are entitled to by 
spanish law and they are prepared to go to court which of course they know
will take for ever.

We would just like to let everyone know who may be contemplating buying
a home through San Jose that our experience of them has been a hellish one
they dont care about their customers at all, it appears all they care about
is taking peoples money, they took 50% off us.

Not once in 3 years have they even offered us a complimentary holiday
and forget trying to communicate with them, they do not want to know,
they are treating people like absolute dirt and getting away with it.
If anyone in Spain with any authority is reading this then i appeal
to you to do something about this company as it is not just their 
reputation that is at stake as a lot of people worldwide are being
put off buying in spain because of companies like them.

Regards

FAR

Hi I was interested in your message as we want our money back from SA due to delays and other things not happening but will have to wait until contract is breached according to our solicitor.  Are you trying to do this on your own or through agent etc. and is it only the interest they are arguing about, and not the deposit?  Also have you a Bank Guarantee.  They are reluctant to give these out now according to the Forum, one wonders why.  I do hope you get all your money off them, even if you have to go to Court, they should be made pay the costs.  The Spanish Government should clamp down on these rogue builders hanging on to clients' monies, Albatera hasn't even been started.  They should order them to refund all  monies immediately.  They would listen to them at least.  Good luck in getting anything you can out of them.

Hi All

Interested to read the forums and seeing some not happy with progress.  We were taken to Jumilla by an agent called Spanglish homes. I was very impressed by the show homes and the area but completely put off by the agent who informed me that i did not need a solicitor as the Spanish don't use them and by the fact that the builder was unwilling to give a bank guarantee unless we paid for it!  I am now pleased that we didn't buy!  In the end we bought through a superb spanish agent called Novacasa in a small development in Hurchillo near Orihuela. The appartment was on time and to spec with no problems at all! So not all spanish builders or agents are rogues!

Geoff