18 Mar 2008 1:04 PM:

In response to the questions about BGs.

I have a bank guarantee for first and second stage payments but by luck rather than due care etc from any of the Spanish parties.

I was told originally that I would automatically have the BG when I signed the contract, I (like many others) discovered subsequently that my 'brilliant' lawyers and 'wonderful' sales agents hadn't taken the appropriate steps to secure this guarantee. At this point ACC had been stopped and I realised that the BG may become necessary. My wife asked me many times about the BG, I kept telling her all was well, it says in the contract that I have a BG, the 'LAWS' in Spain say that I have to be given a BG!!!

"So have you actually seen and read the guarantee"

Asks the missus........

 

Err no. I havent actually seen it......

There followed many e-mails and threats of creating havoc at future exhibitions of the selling agents (MRI) before I eventually received what I (and all of you) should have legally had in the first place.

 

I have e-mailed the bank that issued the BG (bankinter) asking them how I exercise the BG, well, I am still waiting for a reply. I bet they would have contacted me immediately if I had enquired about their other services. This means that I will be phoning interbank this week to discuss my options. I can't see why the BG can't be paid out straight to the customer. The lawyers are asking silly money for sending out a registered letter and informing Huma that the contract is cancelled.

I will report any further news if there is any.

This message was last edited by Bob the builder on 3/18/2008.
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17 Mar 2008 11:31 AM:

 

I have concerns about the offers from Huma (besides their obvious mistreatment of customers regarding legitimate requests for refunds).

The tarifas were a popular choice at ACC because of the roof terrace, in comparison the MCC properties appear to have limited outside space.

The climate at Tabernas is described on many websites as being 'EXTREME'. Some sites quote temperatures of 45c in the summer and -5 in the winter. So in the peak summer i'm forecasting having to stay indoors with the AC at full whack and in the winter having to reverse that to trying to stay warm?

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17 Mar 2008 11:14 AM:

Thanks scales, I've been quoted 3000 and thought it extreme.

How come the lawyers charge so much for so little.

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16 Mar 2008 10:40 AM:

Scales,

re,

"We exercised our bg in January, Banco Popular very quick and efficient. Is this the bank your Bg is held at, if so we had no such problem"

 

What were you charged in legal fees to obtain your cash back with the BG?

 

 

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12 Mar 2008 10:53 PM:

Similar story here. We were assured that all licences were 100% legit and that Huma were one of the best builders in Spain.

My wife had her doubts about the project from the kick off and I talked her round, you can imagine the grief that I have been getting since things went pear shaped.

We are heading out to Spain in a few weeks to see for ourselves what the MCC and TOCC have to offer, I will be acting according to what I find and will post here with any conclusions when we return.

The reports are that 50% of estate agents on the Costas shut down last year, what does that tell you....? The market MUST be decreasing and that should be reflected in the prices. Huma are not offering anything when they talk of a swap to MCC or TOCC. Like someone else said on another thread, MCC houses are the dregs that they cannot sell. TOCC is being built in an area that experiences extremes of temerature, hot as hell in summer and freezing in the winter, happy holidays!

I agree with the comments about the lawyers, they would get struck off here, I'm told that the Spanish law society don't give a monkeys about how the lawyers act.

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