07 Aug 2008 7:30 PM:

Hi irene sorry I did try and post the link to the web site that I mentioned, but admin on the site wouldnt allow me to do it
but just get him to google viva almeria, go to the forum page and then he will find a section called Almanzora Country Club, it should make interesting reading for him

Hope this helps

   

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07 Aug 2008 7:25 PM:

Hi Irene so sorry that your son has purchased at ACC, I cant believe it was only 6 weeks ago that parador took him on an inspection trip, we were aware of the situation with no planning in Feb 2006 and pulled out in August 2006 - my advise to your son, if he will listen is for him to go on viva almeria web site and go onto the forum there.  There are groups of purchasers who are gettting together with one independant lawyer and taking Huma the developer to court, I wouldnt touch Huma or any of their developments you only have to look at their site at Marrazon Which was build prior 2005, where they promised to build golf courses, facilities etc, and what all these poor people are left with is a huge development wth no facilities, except a pool that is only open half the year, so they cant rent these properties out or sell them, get him to do his research!!! also the prices in Almeria (as in all Spain) and dropped since they fixed the prices for ACC, its now a case of supply outstripping demand.  We got together through the ACC forum website with various people who lived in our area, all intellgent people, some buying more than one property who had all been taken in, as we were, as by the sound of it your
son...

The whole thing is appalling and no one seems to have done anything about it, believe me I have tried to get publicity for everyone who still has money invested, its hard to believe that it was promoted by the whiter than white Claire Sweeney, I even contacted her publicity department to alert them...but no response..they probably think I'm a mad fan!!!!  

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07 Aug 2008 4:59 PM:

Yes it was ACC and we were given a lawyer by Parador properties - yes I know we broke all the rules and I now know that we should have got an independant lawyer - no we didnt have a bank guarantee, and neither did other people who purchased some paying over two or three installments, others did have a bank guarantee, but have been left in exactly the same situation, check out Viva Almeria forum for more details of this sorry story.....I just think it such a shame when not only do people lose their hard earned cash but their dream too!!!!!  Sadly it put us off purchasing in Spain and we have since purchased in the Greek islands, we purchased through an independant estate agent and got an independant lawyer some other people that we met while in Spain havent been so lucky. These cheap viewing trips can turn out to be extremely expensive, please be warned  !!!!  

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06 Aug 2008 6:51 PM:

At last!!!! I just hope that people who have been crazy enough to buy through this dreadful company dont end up loosing money.  We were stupid enough to go on an inspection tour in Sept 2005 and purchased a property in Spain with them,
to find out later on that the development didnt have planning permission, we were lucky tonly to have lost our deposit 3,000 euros, some other poor people lost thousands and are still in the process of trying to get their money back from the developer through the spainish courts!!! I know of over 2,000 UK people who purchased on this development - and
Parador were the main selling agents - local estate agents have since told us that every one locally knew about this
and none of them would touch this development....

Thankfully no one else will have to suffer this parador experience!!!!!!

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