Advise on property purchase in duquesa

Hi
Went out for a meal with very good friends on Saturday night and they are very happy indeed with their apartment on Manilva Beach.
They to have had their fair share of problems but now enjoy regular holidays , allow family and friends to do the same and are out for a month in August.
There is a nice photo that has been posted that shows its now  something like that on the sales details.
As I have said in the past at some point many will have to look forward  /form associations and move on.
I am also aware that I have someone who is happy with a town house on Duquesa and another on Casaris  where they also bought through advisors so maybe we only hear  the bad.
Now before we have any negative feed back they are not alone so perhaps this is some light from a very dark tunnel. Lets Hope So

Just Dan

Hi Just Dan, no photographs yet?

Hi Chills
Press Manilva Thread Button

Then Photos at the top of the page

Then scroll Manilva
A photo has kindly been posted a couple of months back and its looking O.K
Trust me    Look at other developments around and this is not bad at all
Mind you nor do most of the others to be honest expect to 2 with the real problems.

Just Dan

I am an owner on MB Phase 1, and used to post regularly on here until it turned into a farce.

I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones who had furniture and air con in the early days. May 07. 
My apartment has been used for my family, long term rent, and summer rent, and I have had return visitors to.

Phase 1 is a lovely development, despite the issues. Its a pleasure to stay there and I have not heard anyone give bad reports about it.

I am an appointed block representative, and we are trying to get the small amount of maintenance issues resolved at the moment.

We now have sunbeds / parasols by the pool, and communal satellite dishes up on each block and things are really moving on.

I cannot stress enough that owners need to get involved to make this successful. Its not going to work sitting back and letting others do the work.

The community here is good and there is light at the end of the tunnel. I sympathise with the folk who have not had their air con / furniture, but once you are over that hurdle, the place is really a nice place to stay.

Regards

Nigel

Nigie

Keep posting and the air con and the furniture is a real pig.
The bottom line is that many will have to pay again or they may never have a finished apartment to holiday or be able to rent out. and then keep chasing for a refund
I know of 2 that have decided to do this as they were looking at the smaller picture.
The bottom line is that many think that problems like this are isolated to this development when in fact there are problems with hundreds of others in various formats. with dozens of developers
TIME  TO MOVE ON.? That doesnt mean you give up for the justice you may feel is due but many may well end up paying more in fees that a reasonable furnture pack and air con would cost ( Well below that charged )and can point anyone in the right direction if anyone wishes to P/M me
You will need managment fees to pay for the up keep of your investment or any losses would be compounded.

Just Dan

I attended our AGM where I was elected a block rep. I have contact details of every owner on Phase 1, and have spoken to many personally.

My personal opinion here is - as JD says.. I don't think you will get your furniture and air con. That is the blunt reality. 
If financially possible, source AC/furniture elsewhere and take O.P down the legal route. That way at least you can use your property and generate an income instead of paying a mortgage and getting no benefits.
I still speak to people who have never been, and misguidedly think their property has been snagged and AC installed.
You need to get over there and see for yourself. Prepare to be shocked!.

Thats the harsh reality. If you can get beyond that, it really is a fantastic development. 

Nigel

Hi Nigie

You are very lucky to have working air-con and a full compliment of furniture.

We visited MB a few times during the building of our apt on phase 2.   We stayed there for the 1st time at the end of May for the BankHoliday week-end and were on the whole pleased with what we found.  We are with gb property mnagement , who helped us sort out our kitchen, and we've since had a proper shower unit done in the smaller bathroom.  All this to help us enjoy our stays down there and to make it attractive to let out.

However, we are missing our wall-units and neither Villapac or OV seem in the least concerned.  Apparently Villapac says that OV owe them money and of course OV say it's not true.  Caught in the middle are people like us who have paid well over the odds for the furniture but it's still incomplete.  Each wall-unit costs over 400 euros, so we're 1200 euros down.  We've reached a stale mate situation, and I wonder if anyone out there has been able to rectify it?

As for the air-con  it looks as if we have it as we have the units on the walls, (I know that some apts have a  vent systmem.)  BUT it's not working.   Steve (air-con  fitter)  is going to have to get together with Raul's men to knock out walls in bedrooms and living room to track the drainage as probably pipes are crushed.  Why they didn't test it properly on fitting, we really can't understand.  Does this come under snagging?  The up-shot  is that we spent a very hot week down there last week(!) but hope it will be sorted before we go down in September. 

The other problem with phase 2 is the mess at the back.  The builder went bust and has left piles of building  rubbish, 
so it looks awful at the moment.  Until we can get that shifted, no-one wants to rent our place, and I can't say I blame them.  
Phase 1 does indeed look good,  and I know that we'll get there in the end.  The actual pool area and gardens are pleasant,
and we do enjoy our stays.   We've had a walk up the track at the back and hope to explore further in the autumn.

On the whole it's looking better than many developments down there, but there is still a  long way to go.

Fran.

Fran,
I had a problem with bookcases not installed from Villapac but I contacted someone there who was very helpful and they have since been installed. If you PM me I will give you the e-mail address of the person I dealt with.
John.

There may or may not be ways to get yer money back for the air con/furniture

So on block two there is rubble around the back and makes it difficult to rent.
The rubble is not going to move its self and why not all contribute to have it moved

Just think what 2,000 euros each could achieve from everyone on each block

Understand that many may have short arms and long pockets but surely this is a part of the management of each block should be sorting.
Some think they are in someway getting back at the system by not paying managment fees but know on other developments the management companies have put charges on properties where owners are refusing to pay.
Theres no free lunch and not paying yer dues is not helping your self/your neighbours or you investment to get the development looking good so  they will be in the best position to sell /rent when the market returns as it surely will do in the future no matter what the doom and gloom merchants say.
The fact is that there is no one coming to the rescue here so perhaps its time to move on.


Just Dan

Dan

Just happen to be on line at present so have picked up your posting.  

Firstly, we have paid our management fees to Condominium Services.  Ladies were cleaning the communal areas at least every other day and we saw the gardeners and guy cleaning the pool regularly.  

The rubbish and rubble I'm talking about is not  from the Manilva Beach development, but from the unfinished development behind phase 2 ,and there is an awful lot of it.   I'm sure it will be discussed when we have our first AGM in September.  Yes, you're probably right , and we shall have to cough up to get it cleared between us, or at least some of it.  Nigel said in his posting to owners who have not been to MB  'prepare to be shocked' and he's right.  I was just confirming his thoughts.   It will be a lovely development,  our apt included.  But it's still dusty down there wherever your apt. happens to be.  

Fran

 

Whoops
Sorry about the rubble but hopefully you caught my drift and things are not going to happen on there own.

Just Dan