I think foxbat is probably right when he says people in the UK will think 'you made your bed, you lie in it'. I see where they are coming from, but don't totally agree. The exchange rate/recession has shocked everyone. Nobody wanted vast overbuilds, half finished developments, corruption, lack of regulation etc. Just a fair life for following the rules, while taking a risk and investing in Spain is all most want i think.
I do think though that everyone, Spanish or not, should at least accept the problems are real, and have done and continue to do enormous damage to Spains property industry on the whole. Reccession or not, i don't think the problems will sort themself out by people burying their head in the sand and saying 'Im alright jack, tough luck for getting involved with the wrong agent/lawyer/developer/council/judge? '. Until everyone stands up and says 'we have had enough, it's time for change' then nothing will?
If the majority are happy with the situation as it stands now then fair enogh i guess? Those of us wronged will just have to sort ourself out with little support from the majority, and Spains property industry will just limp along much the same, no doubt a bit faster when the recession pulls out, but does anyone really think that will solve everying?. I feel confidence and more importantly trust in the property industry is shot, and will take a fair bit of restoring. Hard to see at the moment where that will come from? Perhaps more reliance on Spanish buyers in future, but with current unemployment, probably not?
Don't get me wrong, i realise that many in Spain are happy with their lot and don't need more 'doom and gloom' reports, but i hope most realise there are two sides to every story, and both should be taken seriously.