10 Nov 2010 9:39 PM:
Norman
Right - it is like this. Many people bought illegal builds from crooked estate agents as the deals seemed to good to be true (they were!).
The land was worthless before the builders turned up.
Thus there was a huge profit for all concerned and it was doubles-all-round.
The people who are paid to protect the innocent - or partially innocent - or just plain daft sat at their desks in their town halls collecting their gratuities from the promotors and 'doing a Nelson'....."I see no new builds Hardy".
I personally agree with the planning laws (known as the 'Ley del Suelo, 2002" if my memory serves me correctly) which are very similar to our Green Belt legislation that thumper Prescott tried to stamp over - but I digress.
The blame lies squarely at the doors of the local authorities. They ALL knew what was going on, but the wife needed a new Mercedes, the kids orthodontic work, the yacht a repaint. You know - the essentials.
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Home demolished in Vera
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