24 Oct 2007 12:00 AM:

Hi,

I need some advice.  I put a deposit down on an off-plan property in August 2006.  We went back to Spain at the beginning of the year to give our lawyer Power of Attorney.  The property in the contract was due for completion in second quarter of 2007 with a 3 month delay period.

We have been told by the developer they are written to our solicitor to start proceedings.  We have found out that our solicitor has now left the firm and someone else has taken his case loads.  I have been trying to contact the solictor for 6 weeks now and she does not return my calls.  Our estate agent says they are trying also and have not been able to speak to her.  I want to know if the Power of Attorney is valid for her.

I don't really know what to do, can anyone advise?  Obviously the development has broken the terms and conditions of the contract so I want to claim compensation but with no communication with our solicitor I don't know what to do.

Also, surely if the development was ready the developer would be chasing us for money??

Can anyone advise me what to do?

Thank you

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