Renewed attacks in La Linea

Hi all,

can anyone tell me if they have completed on their properties dated 31st august yet?  or are you still waiting for the paperwork to be finalised by the builder?  i am waiting for parador to confirm everything is completed and ready to sign. 

any info would be great.

thanks

Tracey  plot 76

Hi Tracey

We were due for completion on 31 August and our lawyer signed for us on 6 Sept, should have been the 3rd but Taray apparently didn't have  a piece of paperwork and it was delayed.  All ok now and it's ours.

Personally I would push Parador to see what they are playing at, they are there to help you not the other way around!

Jan

thankyou Jan,

i have mailed parador again this morning, they say they are waiting a piece of paper from taray, via the town hall i believe. so im now awaiting their responce.  how long did it take you to get a date to complete once the paperwork was in order? as im unclear on how quick this will happen now. ive been given no dates as yet, im still awaiting mortgage confirmation as well, which is holding it up my end too.  they cant do anything until that is complete.

best wishes

Tracey

Hi Tracey,

We were told by Taray that our property was finished on the 15th December last year but Parador said that all the paperwork wasn't in order until May. We finally completed on 20th August. Part of the delay was us finalising the mortgage but we had to do a lot of pushing with Parador as well. They seem to go at their pace regardless of how long it takes. The 2 things that amazed us about them is that we had made countless phone calls to them with very little response but when they were ready to complete we were bombarded with phone calls and e-mails to complete asap. Also I can't understand why we had to go to Alicante in the middle of the night to queue for our NIE numbers when we could have applied in advance to Murcia, Cartagena or even in the Uk. Nobody told us about this until it was too late.

I think Parador like you to do things their way nad not rock the boat too much. We are really pleased with our property but the whole thing has been a very steep learning curve for us.

I feel better for getting all that of my chest.

We are back out at the end of October so may bump into some of you then.

Chris & Jim No 13

Hi Tracey

My other half dealt with most of it but we advised our lawyer that the mortgage was in place, contacted Taray because of their long August holiday and it was arranged between our lawyer, Taray, and mortgage provider in Spain.  No hassle, no problems.  It only took Taray 3 days to get whatever piece of paper was required.  

We bought through a small company here in UK  but have dealt with Taray from the offset.  Always helpful, always pleasant but we did not get a few items of paperwork with the contract, which made me slightly unhappy.  But all is ok.

We originally were going to buy on CDS but having friends in Aledo decided for us.  We already had applied for our NIE there so had the numbers.  Our son went to the Spanish Embassy in London for his.  No problems there either. 

Just have to get the snagging list done now!

Roll on Sunday!

Jan

Hi Tracey

We are also buying a house that was due for completion on the 31st August via Parador.  Due to a lack and conflicting info from Parador we emailed both Taray and our solicitor and both were very helpful.

The delay between other agents and Parador appears to be because Parador will not recommend that their clients complete until the habitacion licence is in place.  Both the solicitor and Taray have advised us that this is not necessary and that you can complete without it.  This is true and it is up to you if you decide to do so. 

The habitacion is effectively the sign off on the planning permisson from the town hall- hence Paradors comments and it can take several months to action.  Taray have advised us that application was submitted 04/09/07 and they have sent us proof of this for our property.  I have a friend who has brought several times in Spain and she recommends that we do not complete until the habitaciton is confirmed.

Having spoken to the solicitor and Parador I understand that all other paperwork is in place. This licence really is the last thing.

We have therefore decided to wait until this is signed off but we have no idea how long it can take as once it is with the Town Hall - the solicitor, builder and Parador can not do anything at this stage to speed up the process.

 If like us you need to work to a specific date for a move/ or you want to get out to see some sun before the year end.  You may want to consider moving out and renting ( this is what we are doing ) and it is very cheap. 2 bed properties in the area go for 350-500 Euros per month and we have manged to get a contract for only 3 months.

I hope the above helps to explain why every party involved in the sale is telling you different things.  I personally fail to understand why Parador have not supplied an info pack detailing what happens next, why and what all the legal docs are.

Good Luck, Claire