HERE WE GO AGAIN

Just got back this afternoon and, as usual, demands from the El Trampolin Office always seem to happen on late Friday afternoon to ensure that you are unable to contact your solicitor! Have received an invoice for €200 for 1 months water, electricity and rubbish collection which was posted under the garden gate! The wording in Spanish says:  

"recibo correspondiente a los gastos de la entidad de conservacion, suministro electrico, agua y recogida de basuras. 

I have translated this as:  "receipt corresponding to the expenses of the entity of conservation, electrical supply, water and collection of garbages".

When I signed for my escritura, it was clearly written into my deeds, that El Trampolin would continue to provide water and electricity until Iberdrola and Agua Murcia connected us to the mains.  Has anybody else received an invoice or is it just me that is getting paranoid!!

Anymore news on the 200 euros monthly charge?

Trying to find out more today. We havent heard from Trampolin but had a text from friends on site to say that it is true. Pay up, or be cut off again!

This demand is illegal as the developer is required by law to provide free utilities until such time we can connect officially. It is not our fault that we cant connect to the proper uttility company's services.

We were forced to complete last month against our will. We were told that if we did not complete, our house may be seized/embargoed by those people to whom the company owe money. We also have a clause in our deed that Trampolin will provide water/electricity free of charge until such time as we can connect to the proper utility company.

We did not want to complete without a licence of occupation but we have been forced to do so in fear of losing our house.

There was a residents meeting yesterday about this. Does anyone know the outcome?

Hi Jo

three people were apointted to represent everyone me being one of them if you pm me i will give you the result of the meeting

Thanks for keeping us posted, we are very grateful as we are in the U.K.   Very concerned about the situation as we do no own the house y et!

Thanks for the update Andy,

Much appreciated as you are there full time, nice to know someone is on the scene..

kind regards,

Shepp

I've found this thread on another part of the forum, looks like we're not the only ones to have been in this situation!

http://www.eyeonspain.com/Secure/ForumPostsDesc.aspx?thread=5492&dev=FB46&name=New?%20%20Introduce%20yourself%20here

In short, the approach that Grupo Trampolin are taking is COMPLETELY ILLEGAL. Developers cannot demand payment for utilities being supplied by themselves prior to the Certificate of Habitation being available.

In the case of other developments that encountered the same situation with their builders, the police and OMIC (la Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor - Spain's consumer watchdog) were involved, which led to the withdrawal of the builder's demands.

If nothing else, the OMIC can provide independent arbitration in situations like this, without the need to go to court i.e. much quicker than the traditional legal route.

I cannot find a website for the OMIC in Murcia, but I've managed to get their address and phone no.

C/ Saavedra Fajardo S/N
30001 Murcia, Spain
+34 968 358 600
 

What does everyone else think?

Hi Jo what you are saying is completly true but we have the problem that the company has now run out of money and thier are in excess of 20,000 of utility bills to be paid or the utility companies will cut off supplies and the only losers then are us.

We need to take control of the situation and become and take over the payment of the utility bills or we will have an even bigger problem of getting reconnected as this is by no means easy. As i have said for the first time eveyone seems to be pulling together on this and we will have a quick resolution as we have all had enough of the bulling tactics.We will engage a good lawyer and a urbanisation administration company to push this forward and then we can work with them to set up the community which is very close to being finished and we will finally have our independence.