Got sent this today which appeared in The Entertainer Online. It's a very sad story. I am aware that there are many other properties in Almeria awaiting demolition. I would really like to hear from anyone in this position to see if we can take some sort of collective action:
After living for four and a half years in a peaceful neighbourhood just
outside Vera, Almería, an elderly British couple were told today that their
house would be knocked down at 3.30pm sharp by the Junta de Andalucía.
Despite having building permission from the Vera town hall and endless
assurances from their lawyer, the pensioned couple were warned two weeks ago
that their house would be demolished as it did not suit the Junta de
Andalucía's draconian building plans for Almería. This morning, the power
and water were cut, followed by a visit from the Guardia Civil, and
neighbours were obliged to join in emptying the home before the bulldozers arrived.
Promptly at 3.30pm. The owner was taken ill at one point and a doctor had to
be called. But where will they sleep? They had put all their savings into
their home.
In a grotesque coincidence, their garage and garden-shed were spared - they
were on a different building permit.
There are other houses nearby - often, as here, owned by British nationals.
From The Entertainer Online
Justin