25 Sep 2018 7:05 AM:

Hello. Well I am absolutely gobsmacked. Yesterday the tax refund finally appeared in my bank account. I honestly thought I was seeing things. I’ve no idea why now all of a sudden it is there, maybe it was down to applying a little more pressure on the lawyer to chase it up. Who knows, one thing I do know is that I would never use the same lawyers again. I just think it’s such a strange system, as at the point of sale they can see you/I owe nothing in tax, yet they still retain 3%, in the hope you’ll forget about it I think.

Thanks everyone for the advice and good luck to all those still waiting. I’m now going to see if I can claim the plusvalia tax back, which I understand has been deemed illegal on properties that have made a loss. I’ll not hold my breath though!

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14 Sep 2018 8:54 PM:

Just a quick update to where I’m at.

so I returned to the UK after getting nowhere with the lawyer or where my tax refund is. I called her agin when back in the UK, despite her saying she would contact me. She has then suggested I fill out a form giving her permission to go to the tax office in Denia to ask them what the situation is there. So I gave the relevant permission this week and awaited another update, nothing, two days passed and so today I contacted her and this was the update I received.

 

‘We are still trying to contact Alicante. 

 

There is not any information on the Office in Denia, only that the forms are present but not the situation. 

 

To obtein the information we have to ring them or arrange an appointment in Alicante Hacienda office. 

 

Best regards,’

 

So as you can see, I’m getting absolutely nowhere. Why are they not answering the phones, and why does she have to make a special visit to Alicante. Surely they have an email address?

 

I think I’m just going to have to try and contact them directly myself.

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30 Aug 2018 6:00 PM:

Thanks everyone, it is really appreciated. I sent today and had the same old conversation, she called he tax office in my presence and again they failed to ansthe phone. Lawyer said they would try again at lunch and then call me, stil no update and it’s now 6pm. As advised, I have got copies of the paperwork which stated it was submitted back in 03/17. Everything on the forms looks correct. As discussed we th my wife, I may have to take matters into my own hands and will look at making a complaint. or calling in at the nearest tax office.

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30 Aug 2018 9:27 AM:

Thanks for all the advice. On Tuesday I called in at the lawyers office and spoke to the lady who deals with the tax rention side of matters. She called the tax office in Alicante several times whilst is was there but they never picked up the phone. She told me she would try again and then call me with an update. I have not heard a thing from her. This morning I will be going to the office again. I feel that now the lawyers have had my money, they have no interest whatsoever in claiming my tax back. It is me that is having to constantly chase them for updates, and even then they just ignore my emails. 

There is no way I would put up with this back in the UK, but unfortunately I get the feeling that the more I stamp my feet, the less they are willing to help me, even though I have paid them for the service.

 

 

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16 Aug 2018 12:44 PM:

We sold our property back in February 2017 and are still awaiting the rention tax. I have been chasing it through our solicitor we used for the sale for the last six months to no avail.

I called into the office in person last time and was told there had been a delay because the name of the bank account was different to the one they had on the system, despite my solicitor checking these things. I was told it should take no more than three weeks by the solicitor. Still to this day we do not have the funds. The solicitor has stopped answering my emails so I called her and was told there is still a delay and their are a lot of people waiting just like us. Sent several emails again asking for an update and never get a reply. I am coming to the end of my tether about this as it quite a large  amount we are owed in return. I will be going in to the solicitor in person again when I get out there in a couple of weeks.

 

Can anyone offer me any advice or if there is anything I could do to speed it up.

 

Much appreciated.

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