Mariadecastro´s legal advise in London

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Sunday, March 11, 2007 mariadecastro Villa I'm in Algeciras (Cadiz) I've made 1053 posts Send private message to mariadecastro	Starting in September ( once I have my new baby in August: I am 4,5 months now) I am thinking on visiting the UK once a month and have my law firm there in any hotel in London for one/two days each time. BUt I need some feedback. Will it be worth it? What do you think? Best Sunday to you all... I am going to EL RINCONCILLO, the most traditional of the beaches in Campo de Gibraltar to see the sea, walk on the sandbeach and have some fresh fish in " BERNARDO" Now that i know how to post pictures, I will try to post a good one of the whole family. _______________________ Maria L. de Castro, JD, MA Lawyer Director www.costaluzlawyers.es Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Mar 2007 3:53 PM jason2007 Studio I'm in Kent, plus 1/2 built villa in Zurgena I've made 33 posts Send private message to jason2007	Maria Firstly, congratulations! Having read so many threads regarding people having problems with the estate agents 'highly recomended lawyers' i think you will be very busy if you decide to hold legal advise sessions in London. The way things are going at the moment, i may be first in the queue for some further advise. Jason _______________________ www.spanishpropertyscandalpetition.co.uk Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Mar 2007 6:09 PM FibbyUK Villa I'm in UK, Surrey & Playa Flamenca, Costa Blanca I've made 1979 posts Send private message to FibbyUK	Maria, a new baby, how wonderful! Start a new Maternity thread, I am sure there would be lots of the ladies interested to know about obstetric care in Spain. As for your idea to have legal sessions in London hotels, fantastic idea. But marketing will be the key issue here. I would think that if you had some advertising at exhibitions of Spanish properties, etc., you will do well. I wish you luck with both baby and the new business venture. Kind regards, _______________________ FibbyUK http://www.payingtaxesinspain.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Mar 2007 6:20 PM hobby Ático I'm in Hertfordshire/Estepona, Costa del Sol I've made 159 posts Send private message to hobby	Hi Maria Yes, we agree, legal sessions in the UK would be a great idea, especially with your familiarity of spanish law and how things are actually done in spain. There are too many so called experts over here who think they know everything, when in fact they are giving misleading information to prospective buyers who only find out the true story when they're actually in Spain - usually to their cost - go for it girl! (Congratulations and best of luck by the way on your news - another good idea from Fibby too, a new thread re Maternity services & care, I'm sure there are a lot of young couples yet to start families who would appreciate the advice). All the best Jackie Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Mar 2007 7:14 PM colesfamilywales Apartamento I'm in Pontypridd I've made 79 posts Send private message to colesfamilywales	Hi Maria Congratulations, hope all goes well. In my Company we fly in and out of airports and make use of "Off Airport" hotels - cheaper, convenient and easier parking for clients. 2. If targetting London clients only fine stay in London area, but if not maybe use the key regional airports of Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. That way you have an extensive UK client base and again can fly in and out with ease using the budget airlines. You have credibility here in the UK without any doubt anthony Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Mar 2007 8:48 PM Candyfloss Villa I'm in Cardiff / Santiago de la Ribera I've made 1334 posts Send private message to Candyfloss	Hi Maria Congratulations on your happy baby news. Hope all goes well. I deal with a lot of british lawyers and none have any experience with the Spanish legal system so for people to be able to get expert advice from yourself in the early stages would be great. Could I pick your brains for a moment? Could you tell me what is the average lenghth of time it takes to get a refund for us having to pay for cancellation of builders mortgage? My solicitor and we did not agree we should have to pay but Halifax would not back down assuring us it would be refunded but when we and our solicitor asked them to agree a clause in the contract to agree to this they refused to. Thank you. Gina _______________________ Spam post? If so please click here to report it
11 Mar 2007 10:33 PM EOS Team Moderator I'm in Costa del Sol I've made 2142 posts Send private message to EOS Team	I think it's a great idea Maria but you'll probably get mobbed with questions _______________________ Spam post? If so please click here to report it
12 Mar 2007 8:32 AM goodstich44 Adosado I've made 389 posts Send private message to goodstich44	Hi Maria congratulations and good luck with you pregnancy. Your idea of legal sessions in the U.K sounds fantastic. If only we had been able to contact someone like you 5 years ago, i feel our life would have taken a nicer turn, instead, like many others we fell foul of bad agents, bad developers and bad agents lawyers,........big mistake!, and could have been so easily avoided had we been better informed. Spam post? If so please click here to report it
12 Mar 2007 8:44 AM Tish Adosado I've made 394 posts Send private message to Tish	Congratulations Maria on your happy news! I wish you well. i think the "colesfamily" idea of using a hotel near the airport is a good one. Failing that try and get one near a tube station in central London. The Cumberland near Marble Arch is a good one. Spam post? If so please click here to report it
14 Mar 2007 11:13 AM gail Parcela I've made 26 posts Send private message to gail	Hi Maria and congratulations! As many of us have discovered to our cost, finding an honest and competent lawyer in Spain is no simple task. Because of your generous input on this and the Spanish Property Insight forums you have built a reputation for fair play and I'm sure that many people would be keen to use your legal services. We are all looking for legal advice we can trust. My main question is what area of Spain will you be covering? If you plan to extend to deal with conveyancing in the costas then I think you would get so much business through these two forums that you would not have sufficient free time to visit London on a monthly basis. Gail Spam post? If so please click here to report it
14 Mar 2007 12:38 PM tyrills Apartamento I'm in bootle,merseyside/porto fino/almerimar I've made 64 posts Send private message to tyrills	hello everyone, is it advisable to give your solicitor power attorney. or to come over and do it yourself.it would be easier to leave it all to her but is that advisable. if anyone has had any experiences of/or advice it would be appriciated good or bad. thanks jeff. This message was last edited by tyrills on 3/17/2007. _______________________ jeff angela Spam post? If so please click here to report it
19 Mar 2007 5:03 PM lighthousepet Parcela I've made 5 posts Send private message to lighthousepet	Hi Jeff, According to my last telephone conversation with my lawyer, he has recommend me to sign the deeds on my own behalf. He has told me, that I will need to prepare the snagg list before the signature of the deeds. Petro Ronshakov Spam post? If so please click here to report it
19 Mar 2007 5:38 PM JeansSis EOS Superstar I've made 2512 posts Send private message to JeansSis	Hola Maria, You mentioned you were having a baby somewhere in the forum a few weeks ago. How exciting for you. Best of luck in your new venture. Think you'll need to market yourself well to make it worth your time but you've some months yet & I wouldn't be surprized if some of the members in the London area didn't come to say hi (especially if a new baby was around Us woman are suckers for fussing over a new baby. ) Janice _______________________ Be respectful to other members who try to help. There's nothing to be gained by being offensive. Spam post? If so please click here to report it
19 Mar 2007 5:39 PM Pitby Villa I'm in Dubai and Duquesa I've made 1026 posts Send private message to Pitby	Not wanting to go "off-thread" but, although in law it may be written that you can require that the snagging is done before completion, in reality (as Spanish law requires?????) you might just find that you will have to complete before the snagging is done! We gave POA to our lawyers, and our agents have dealt with the snagging (although that may leave alot to be desired - we shall see next week!!). I think what works best for you is the best course of action, so long as you have lawyers who you can trust! Although, Petro, I believe what you have stated is the "legal" position in Spain. Just depends on whom you wish to trust with the legal process of your property purchase. Anyone, please correct me if I'm wrong. _______________________ www.duquesavillage.net www.KeyDubai.com Spam post? If so please click here to report it
20 Mar 2007 12:38 PM lighthousepet Parcela I've made 5 posts Send private message to lighthousepet	Hi, My lawyer has informed to the promoter that we will not complete the purchase until the inspection of the property. We can not pay the balance to the vendor if we don't know the situation of the apartment, the promoter accepts our request and the snagg list will be done two hours before completion. Agents? real states? They are independent? my lawyer will receive the balance of the legal fees if I don't complete the purchase, but the agent will not recive the full commission from the vendor! €€€€€€€! The agent is not an independent person in order to prepare the snagg list on my behalf. I agree with the lawyer, the purchaser is the only person who can inspect the property. If you can not fly to Spain in order to complete the purchase, a surveyor would act on your behalf in order to inspect the property. I am not very happy with my real state. Petro Spam post? If so please click here to report it

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