28 Mar 2011 12:00 AM:

What can be done if the Spanish authorities refuse to connect a home to the water mains?

 

To me this seems outrageous.

A friend of mine has been living in Ugijar for some years now and when they bought their little house it did have a water supply. But they did not move in at once as they were having a kitchen installed etc. Meanwhile no water meter reading  was submitted  because no water was used. Unfortunately just before they moved in, in August 2008, the water company - or local authority whoever it is - came and dug up the water pipes thus disconnecting the house permanently. They have to walk into the village twice a day just to get water. Whenever they apply for re-connection they are told there is a long waiting list. They cannot afford to pay bribes or lawyers. They can't sell the house now because it hasn't got a water supply!

I suspect they are being victimized as foreigners.

It;s an awful slog for them just getting the daily water for themselves and their cats and dogs. Impossible to have a garden without mains water.

 

Can anybody suggest who they can turn to and what they could do now?

PS On the subject of cockroaches, I see several people have posted queries. When we lived in Greece we found they were a problem and the best solution was to get a cat! 

Thread: JG

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