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This forum is full of doom and gloom which is understandable but does anyone have anything positive to tell us on the buliding front..??.

And when are we due our next bit of information re the developement..??, I thought they said it would be fast tracked within a month by the council.

 

One popular view is:

Huma are now repaying deposits for contratcs which have expired very much quicker now

In some cases in 6 weeks of the cancellation contract being signed

The reason being that they expect to re start soon and will be able to sell the cancelled properties at 30% + when re sales start

The properties have probably gone up 30% ......just try and find something similar anywhere near the price you have paid!!

 

If you want any more info get in touch

Brian   

Totally agree with the bit about not being able to find anything, locally , for any where near the price, Brian.   Plenty of posters, on other forums, saying that there such properties exist, but they seem to clam up when questioned as to their whereabouts.

If you are looking for somewhere else then you just have to except that values have moved on and look for the good value now ....and there are some available in this part of Almeria

You are really starting at circa £100k now.....the area is getting more popular all the time

This is all positive for when ACC re starts 

 

My  husband  and  I  went  to  the ACC  late  May, really  trying to  decide  whether to  pull  out  or  not.  We  met  with  our  agent,  whom,  we have  had frequent  contact  with and  who  agrees  that  Huma's  communication  skills  are pretty  much  non-existent.   I  have  had  direct  contact  with  Huma  by  e-mail  and  telephone,  although  it is  always  them  replying  to  my  e-mails/calls and  not  them  readily  supplying  the  information.      Our  agent  took  us  to  Huma's  Office based in  Mazarron  Country Club  and  we met  some  of the  staff and  even  though  nothing  had  been  previously  arranged  we managed  to meet  with  a member of the  staff.     We learnt  a couple  of  things.  Firstly,   they  were expecting  to  have  the go ahead and  have the  builders  return  to  site in  about  6/8  weeks.     Secondly,  they  are planning  for  a lot  larger  workforce so  they  will  hope  to  finish  the  whole   project  pretty  much  at the  same time.   We left  feeling  happier  about the  situation and  have decided  to hang  on  for a bit longer.    I am  keeping  my  fingers  crossed  that  the  builders  will  return  to  site  soon  and  we will  have  made  the  right  decision and  we will be drinking  ice  cold  beer from  our  roof  terrace  next  year!!

That's great news if its true. I can't believe the doom and gloomers haven't yet hijacked this thread! Surely they can't resist for another day........

Hi thats sounds good news. Did they say what the hold up was, because we had a phone call to say build should start as soon as the elections were over , that was the end of may . i'm worried that the next hold up is that the spanish stop work in July &August for holidays does anyone no if this is true and would include builders?Also is there anybody still waiting for   their B/G we put our dep dow.in July 05 and still waiting.

'marshall' are you a Tarifa buyer or one of the larger properties with a roof terrace?

In May did you go on the site and look out from the roof terrace of the Tarifa part built? ....looks great 

6/8 weeks is a bit tight...big builders do not have gangs of building workers hanging around waiting to start

But it all looks positive...there is no way that I will get out!

I am not planning for Huma making up all the lost time...if any....like UK there is a shortgage of building workers

But this is the very best part of Spain to be buying a Spanish property.......and we are all in at 2005 prices!!

They  are still  waiting  for the  final  stamp, before  they  can  go ahead and  return to site, after the  meeting  12th April.  My  solicitor  said  that  this  would  not  be  until  after the  elections, although  the  elections  have  really  nothing  to  do  with  it.    I am told  that  Huma  are a big  Spanish  Company  and  they told  me  they   have  several  developments  in the  same  position but others   that  are being  completed.    We also  have  not  received  our  bank  guarantees  for the  deposit paid  in  2005 and  that  is  why  we were very concerned.   However,  on my  visit they  have  assured  my  that  our deposit  is  safe and  the  banks  will  issue the  guarantee  once  the  final  paperwork  is  in place.  Looking  at their  office  and  seeing  the  other  Developments  they  have,  made  me  feel  happier.    At least on completion  we will  be certain  that  all the  correct  documentation  is  in place.   Lets  all  stay  positive for  now!!

Hi Markahanley

 

May '05 and no BG's.  Huma's banks will not issue any until the Licence is issued.  Although they are renewing those that are expiring.

 

Mick

Thanks for that we are looking to pull out and are worried that without the B/G we won't be able to, we have our solictor on the case now, although we havent heard from him  that was a week ago hopefuly he's trying  to sort some thing out it's worrying though.

Hi - just thought I'd update the Almanzora CC frustrated buyers.   We have just got back today from visiting Mojacar and we took a drive up to ACC.   No change since we visited the site last year.  We also arranged a meeting with a MRI at their office in Mojacar.   Unfortunately, the person we had made the appointment with two months ago was "unavailable".  But, we spoke to Sue at the Mojacar office who told us that it would be October before any building work would start again once planning permission had been given.   Upon my return this afternoon, I checked my emails to find Johanna had emailed with the "latest" information on 14 June.  She says

"As promised I have today received the following statement from the lawyers relating to the Almanzora Country Club:
 
"The developers applied for the building license in front of the 'Junta de Andalucia' 15 days ago. This institution has one month to approve the application and from there a further five months to unblock the situation of the development site. The developer has assured us that this time frame is exact, however at this point they are still unable to give us more details or an estimated completion date."

If what she says is correct that means building work isnt going to start again until December which means it could be another 18 months before its finished!!!  What do we do - hang on for another year or more in the hope that all will be well or get our money back and find somewhere else? If ACC does get finished we will have bought at 2005 prices which is great but if planning permission isnt granted we will have wasted two years waiting and not be able to get a similar property for our money.  Mojacar, Vera, Villaricos and Garrucha are turning into construction sites and you start to wonder if there will be enough buyers for all the property being built.  Will this be another Costa del Sol with an abundance of unsold property and prices dropping?  We're gonna hang on till the new year and see whats happening then.    I hope I dont sound negative but it is so frustrating!!   Fingers crossed for all us ACC buyers.

 

For me all I want is the buliding licence to be granted, at least then we know its going to happen albeit we wont get our properties until 2008. Once we know they've got the licence the likes of me who are not going to retire in the property will probably have great investment because we paid 2005 prices. Fingers crossed they get the build licence.

I don't understand I was told by my agent that everything was sorted there was no more meetings it has got the go ahead and building should start very soon after the may elections, that was a month ago this is doing my head in now, all we seem to get is faulse hopes  this is beyond a joke now sorry if I sound so negative but i'm sick of being told that building is starting soon ,now were two years on and still no building and what makes it worse we were told it would be built in July 06 which also was a lie.

Hey - dont be too downhearted.  I was feeling a bit fed up yesterday having just got home from Spain but I feel more positive today and as Gasman says - we've bought at 2005 prices, we cant lose!!  We're not going to live in it ourselves, its purely for rental purposes and possible use by us on occasions.   We are looking to buy ourselves a place in the Mojacar, Garrucha, Villaricos area but we are going to hang on till Christmas and see what prices are doing.   Chins up everyone.  It wont be long before they start to build again.

Had an e-mail this morning from my property contact in Vera advising me that a start is expected Sept...so more positives

Thanks for the news, Brian.  I'm going over at the end of Sept.  So I'll bring my trowel and hard hat, just in case they want a hand

 

Mick

Hi Rowlandsbb.  Thanks for the positive news, just what is needed.

Do I take it that you or your contact knows when the Junta are going to stamp the final rubber stamp?

The five months they have to do so will be up  then and legally I think they have to come to a decision by September.

Do you have inside information that we don't yet have?  If so please share it.

 

 

 

This message was last edited by Sparky on 6/19/2007.

All I know is that the people I deal with are in regular contact with Huma, the owner who is Spanish has also bought and the information I am given is reliable

So I take a positive view but pragmatic

I bought an Aroma on phase 1 for 109k plus 3000 for air conditioning.  Huma have offered me my money back if I want to cancel but nothing for loss of interest.  If there properties are worth 30% more now, why isnt someone beating down my door to take it off my hands for a rock bottom price.  I am now thinking of taking them to court.

 

Marilyn