29 Jun 2011 3:37 PM:

Thanks for all of the input to this. We have gone back to our lawyers who arranged the purchase of our place. They are quite clear that the LFO is not an essential part of a property sale. They think that the Town Hall should issue an alternate document that the water company should accept.

We seem to be going around in circles at the moment but we will see what happens and I'll keep you posted.

PROBE

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11 Apr 2011 5:48 PM:

Thanks for the input. We went to them early on in this and they insisted that there would be the appropriate document somewhere and that they could not issue anything to replace this. I hadn't thought about getting the document for a change to our place that would act in its place, though this seems extreme for what is required.

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11 Apr 2011 12:00 AM:

We bought our place  in the campo (Pizarra) 5 years ago. It is a relatively old property built some 60-70 years ago. The water company have just brought mains water to our area but will not allow us to have an account without a License of First Occupation. We have gone back through the lawyers and previous owners but are unable to trace this document. We have mains electricity and changed the account when we bought our place.

We have now been going around in circles for some 12 months trying to get over this hurdle. It seems to me that LFO is something that is issued on more recent properties to certifiy its legitimacy prior to having utilities connected but not necessarily applicable to older established properties.

Does anyone have any advice on how we may get around this? The water company have all of the other documents and are happy to issue and account and water once we have the LFO.

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23 Feb 2011 5:58 PM:

From Malaga we've always used AutosFlores which means that you miss the scrum in the car rental area as they leave you an envelope with the car key at the OMT office and a note of where they have parked the car in the main car park. When you return the car you just park anywhere and lock key in the boot and send them a text message with the car park space on it. They charge for half a tank and expect it empty - seems reasonable to me.

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