29 Apr 2009 2:03 PM:

Dear Maria,

There are stiil a number of small items of snagging outstanding, which we hope they will get around to attending to.

However there also remains two other large items that are proving difficult.

We were told that our houses were pre-wired for satellite TV and the implication was that as most of the buyers were English speaking it would be Sky.

They have wired each individual house for satellite TV reception back to a junction box on each block.  However as far as we can see there is only one place to mount a 1.5 mter dish and  at this stage we cannot see a way of linking the cable from this dish to each of the individual blocks. A number of us were hoping to let our houses when we are not using them and the letting agents say English TV is a must.

We were also told that the community would have a swimming pool which was to be provided in phase 2. We now know that it is unlikely phase 2 will be built for a good number of years if at all.

I feel very guilty in mentioning these things to you as we already have had the benefit of your advice at no cost at present.

If we have to go to Court, you have my word that I will do all I can to see you get instructed.

Once again THANK YOU.

Rapp

 

 

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29 Apr 2009 12:27 PM:

Dear Morerosado,

 

Our contract also said we must pay the builders taxes, but this clause was outlawed by a recent Spanish Law so we pointed this out and the charge was dropped. 

Unfortunatelythe promoter  is associated with the Developer, but staffed by British or English speaking personnel, wanted our snagging translated into Spanish but when we asked for responses in English they just ignore us.  In addtion if they do not wish to attend to items snagged they again do nothing

We even asked for the appliance operating instructions to be translated but again this request was ignored. I think Developers and Builders have had a sellers market for so long that some of them have still not realised that its now a buyers market and they need change their approach.

Rapp

 

This message was last edited by Ray Apperley on 4/29/2009.

This message was last edited by Ray Apperley on 4/29/2009.
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29 Apr 2009 11:52 AM:

Dear Maria,

 

Thank you very much for your reply. 

I have now looked at the secification and this states:-  El Agua sanitaria se obtendra' mediante calentador-acumulador ele'ctrico de 50l, situado en la cocina o falso techo de cuarto de ban'o.

As this is in Spanish and the way it was written as 50l none of us would have realised the significance of this and the implication on a 4 bedrood property.

This size tank is totally unfit for the size of the houses and have been snagged as such.

In view of this are we wasting our time in trying to get this changed?

Regards, Ray

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29 Apr 2009 11:42 AM:

Dear Maria,

 

Thank you very much for your reply. 

I have now looked at the secification and this states:-  El Agua sanitaria se obtendra' mediante calentador-acumulador ele'ctrico de 50l, situado en la cocina o falso techo de cuarto de ban'o.

As this is in Spanish and the way it was written as 50l none of us would have realised the significance of this and the implication on a 4 bedrood property.

This size tank is totally unfit for the size of the houses and have been snagged as such.

In view of this are we wasting our time in trying to get this changed?

Regards, Ray

 

 

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28 Apr 2009 8:32 PM:

Hi,

 

I will check the paperwork tomorrow.. But all specifications were covered by a clause allowing the Developer to make changes.

What we need to know if changes are made, does what supplied have to be fit for purpose?

 

Regards,

 

Rapp

 

 

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