25 Apr 2008 8:44 AM:
Legal advice please , yes we have a lawyer but it hasn't turned out to be quite as 'independant' as the sales person led us to believe. A follow up trip to Murcia found them to be in THE SAME BUILDING AS THE SALES AGENTS!! Not where we signed on the dotted line though that was at another venue!!! Stupid, stupid, stupid......I guess those buying at Roda/Corvera in Murcia know who I mean!
Anyway our own stupid fault.
Purchasing an off plan apartment on corvera, building work commenced around Sept 2008 (there are arial photos to prove it), however final building licnce has only just been issued (10/4/08).
Is anybody able to advise if legally the builder should complete 18 months from the start of building/laying foundations; or 18 months from when the building licence was issued (in spite of the fact that commencement of building was 8 months earlier).
As we want out of the contract we would like to use the 18 month clause and it would be nice if it was from start of building NOT issue of licence ( there is photographic evidence of progressive building without the final licence). Our property is unlikely to be completed by 18 months from when actual bulding began but will almost certainly be completed within 18 months from 10/4/08.
Thankyou Carole.
PS this topic has been thrown around our off plan forum but I don't think we have any legal buddies on board who are able to give us a conclusive answer, and many of us have got 'independant' lawyers who sem to be as much use as a chocolate fireguard
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Compensation For Late Completion
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