Continuing Legal Battle

 It's been a long time since I posted here, but thought I'd ask a couple of questions for the latest experience from others as the calendar turns over another year...

We bought on Green Hills when still being built. When it later (at completion time) became apparent that there would be no golf course or other amenitites and in the absence of a meaningful, substantial reduction in the prices we refused to complete the purchase. This began a long legal battle. We won the first hearing (after wating ages to get to court and ages still for a verdict). The developer appealed and eventually it went to court and again we won. We were told by our lawyer that there was no other recourse for the developer then and they would have to pay (or the lawyer would have to find their assets and secure them to the value of what we are owed). Surprise, surprise, Spanish law apparently allowed a further appeal - we have no idea when this will be heard. The lawyers just said 'wait' and that's what we are still doing another year or so later.

I have lost track of how many years this has been going on now. Anyway - my questions are:

1) Anyone else in our position? Or have been through our position and have a conclusion? What can anyone offer in experience of getting their deposit money back? 

2) What's it like on Green Hills now?  It is some long time (over 2 years) since I last visited the area - frankly I am so sick of Spain and Spanish 'justice' - all our hopes and dreams of having a second home in Spain are a nightmare I just want to forget. It's always looked well kept, but even on my last visit it appeared like only a very small proportion of appatments had been occupied. 

3) If you eventually completed - did you get a realistic price reduction? The properties (regardless of any other economic disasters) are simply overpriced versus the original specification for the development - by a long way - it wasn't just the loss of the golf course, it was the loss of the club house, restaurants , gym, cafes and the reduction in the number of appartments means that other enterprises would not be interested in opening up on the site to make it more of a self-sustaining community. 

Any comments, thoughts, ideas, suggestions, advice appreciated! Our lawyers, by the way, are Martinez-Echevarria Perez & Ferrero. In case anyone wants to know.

TIA 

Greg

Jo in London

Hi, We too bought in Santa Maria off plan and had exactly the same issues. We were certainly not prepared to buy without the correct habitational licences in place.We even had the developer threatening us with extra costs for not completing.We too have lost a lot of money. We won the first appeal and then the developper won the 2nd and we don't know where to go next. Is it worth us all getting together and hiring one lawyer on all our behalves?

It sounds like Greg did better than we did even though we have the same lawyers! We also used Martinez-Echevarria Perez & Ferrero. Juan Espejo was our lawyer. Plus Mr. Arturo Pérez González was involved at one point. We'd also love to hear from anyone else involved in Santa Maria. We have not ben back there for 3 or 4 years now. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Jo

Hi

We also purchased at Greenhills many many years ago. We have lost our first case against developer but are now at the appeal stage which reading the various posts may not do us any good! I think it would be useful if we could get as many people as possible from Greenhills who are in limbo and have one voice which would make us a lot stronger!

Regards

Brian & Laura

N.Ireland

If MVG is in liquidation, can they still force people to complete ? I guess they cant becuase receivers will deal with their debts etc.

So what does that mean for all those still who havenot completed and lost their deposits and their intial case ?

Do we know if the people who won their cases, got their money back ? those of us who worked with Carlos will know Carlos predicted they will go bankrupt eventually. Interested to hear your views, we have just appointed Costa Luz Lawyers and hear Marinez are also very good.

Our situation was we lost the first case, with no bank guarantee, and they have our deposit, but never heard from MVG, they have forgotten us.

Brian and Laura, think yr in same shoes as us, our lawyer nmever reappealed when we lost teh first case with corrupt court and magistrates bribed by MVG

rossroy67

having read some of the messages posted regarding the Green Hills saga my situation is exactly the same the only thing I have not done is take the developer to court the Lawyers we had originally were the Lawyers of spain and I have not had any contact with them for over a year I believe that if enough of the people who have purchased on Green hills got together we could possibly rock some boats

Regards 

Edwina 

England