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Hi me again

Details as promised,she is very busy but also very "with it" so its worth the wait sometimes to get hold of her 9.00 am ish Spainish time is sometimes good.

Hi yet again

Update. Sue & John ( Tinker) are buying  a penthouse in Blocks B1 & B2 we have used Rosa from the onset and Tinker has used her on a number of previous ocassions.

We have just this minute spoken to Rosa she said it is the best thing for us if we used the same lawyer (not from her profit point of view I am sure) she is expecting contact from any of you that wish to engage her. She has also informed us that our bank guarentee is valid for another five years and she is investigating the current situation and will advise us to what action we should take soon.

Hope this helps

I have just sent an email to Rosa, requesting to become a client.

Not sure whether this causes issues with our previous solicitor, but then again, if he was that bothered, then perhaps I would have heard from him in the past 2-3 years.

That is good news about the bank guarantee, another purchaser has been told that they don't have a bank guarantee, and even if they did, it would have expired by now. 

Further confirmation regarding the "licence of Occupation, any lawyer worth their salt will not agree to sign off completion until this has been granted (Rosa is worth her salt).

Andy

  I have also bought an apartment , block D2 I am using a Solicitor that Casa Blanca organised i do not think he is any good     

Robert Neill

 email robieneill@eircom.net

This is the latest news I have from Christine Mollet from Casa Blanca:-

The Defensor Del Pueblo of Andalucia AND the Junta de Andalucia are now involved, asking questions about the overdevelopment in Cortijo. The Town Hall are, so far, refusing to answer any questions raised by both these entities ( BIG mistake ! ) and until the Town Hall provides justification for the alleged permitted overbuild, no further building works will be allowed to take place. Additionally, Michael Cashman MEP in charge of environmental issues ( he who denounced the scandals in Alicante last Spring ) appears to be interested in visiting Torreblanca in person to view the "destruction of the environment".

Seeing as I am only 50 yards from this development, and look at it every day, I can confirm that nothing is going on.

Take note Jim........this is fact, not some ugly rumour !

Hi

Is anyone aware of ANY work going on in any of the blocks?.

I have just had a phone call from a spanish man, who says he has been contacted by Rosa, to start a claim of fraud against AIFOS.

He has told me that the contracts are illegal because A) they don't include a bankers guarantee, and B) the development has not been completed any where near the suggested time scales.

He is asking for power of attorney, and appears to want to get our deposits back. I personally would prefer the completed apartment.

Has anyone else heard from him? 

Yes, I received a call from Juan Manuel a solicitor recommended by Rosa.  I sent an e mail to Rosa last night and received a reply this morning saying that this was correct.   I also spoke with Rosa this morning and  also received an e mail from Juan stating what needs to be done if we want to go ahead.  He is saying that they will take Aifos to court for fraud as they are using our money to set up other companies.  He has about 7 clients who want to do the same and Rosa stated in her e mail to me that it would be more beneficial to do it collectively.

Sue

When Juan spoke to me, this action seemed to be to re-claim our deposit. I would rather have the apartment.

This has just been a huge leap forward, which I am not sure I want to take. I would rather have waited until we could have collectively asked Rosa what options we have.

Alison

Hi

From what I can grasp of this is Juan is using the reason, there is a strong possibility that Aifos may declare bankruptcy before Cortijo is completed and other allegations that Aifos are deliberately taken their time to finish the development at Torreblanca and using our deposit money to fund other businesses

He believes there is a case of fraud here and look to sue Aifos to obtain our deposits back .

This is how I view it

Hi again

Further to my previous note and in the event that more shout louder than one I wonder what the general view is, who would want to go this route?

As I'm not convinced the appartments will ever be finished, I am trying to get my money back via Jose Manuel Montiel ( different solicitor to the one that has been contacting you) at Marbella solicitors. 

We are signing the power of attorney with a UK notary this week.

M

Hi

Further information I have received

The overbuild at Cortijo has been known to Aifos for well over two years as yet they have not spoken at all to the town hall with regard to this issue.

Aifos have a cash flow problem

Aifos have used OUR monies to finance OTHER business and this amounts to fraud which as I see is the case that Juan will be submitting to the courts.

With this additional information I personally will be in support of litigating Aifos in an effort to obtain the return of our monies simply because there has been no effort to resolve the overbuild with the town hall in over two years an this is no reassurance for the future.