25 Mar 2017 12:45 PM:

Before you consider buying a property in Spain have a good look at the inheritance tax rules and how they would affect you . I believe it is better to buy in Portugal their tax laws are different especially at your age.

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25 Nov 2007 12:07 PM:

Thanks Markfish. We thought that should be the case. However our solicitor doesn't seem to be overly confident and is giving us no reassurance regarding the legal position. We will be seeking further legal advise.
Regards

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25 Nov 2007 12:01 PM:

Thank you very much for your speedy input. We were having thoughts along these lines. Our solicitor is not attached to the developer as far as we know but she is very reluctant to take any action or upset the developer.  We have already  emailed Maria Castro and we are going to contact her again with a view to acting on our behalf.  We hope it all gets sorted out soon as it has been a very unhappy experience for us for the past 4.5 years. Now with the threat of court action and paying his mortgage interest etc this has made it even worse. We know there must be others in the same position who have paid their deposit and are waiting for completion documents.
Regards 

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24 Nov 2007 12:00 AM:

We put a 30% deposit on an off plan property in Elveria. Because of the corruption and irregularities with the building and planning in Marbella we have insisted that the First Ocupation Licence (FOL) and any other documents are in place before we sign the title deeds. However, our developer has decided to threaten us with paying his mortgage (11000 euros) if we do not sign on a date decided by him, although we are willing to sign when all the documents are in place. We are also being threatened with water,electricity, community charges for the last two years which amount to 4000 euros. The development should have been completed in December 2005. These conditions were never in the original purchase contract which we would not have signed if they were there. The developer maintains the delays in producing the documents are not his fault and we as the purchaser of the apartmenty must pay these charges. Can the developer legally do this.

We would appreciate anybodys input

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