14 Jun 2010 10:56 PM:

 There shouldn't be a problem joining the Forum Gary and Sandra,some-one joined successfully yesterday.

PM me if you still have problem

Community thread: AGM meeting saturday 19th June 10:30am at Duquesa Golf Hotel

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22 May 2010 7:58 PM:

Sorry to hear about your problems but can't help as don't know anything about phase 2. Hopefully your solicitor can do something.

 

Community thread: Building defects

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05 May 2010 10:26 PM:

It’s good that people are beginning to use this site.I think we probably need to change the name so that it can’t be found with a search engine and therefore only owners who have been told about it by word of mouth will be able to find it. We want to keep it very private so we can discuss things openly.What do others think?

There seems to have been alot of negative comments recently and we feel that it’s important not to loose sight of all the really great things about the development.We probably have a slightly different perspective because of being in the fortunate position of living here for longer periods of time.Because of this,it has probably given us a better understanding of the Spanish way of doing things.We have learnt that it is a mistake to expect things to happen as they would in England;you cannot speed anything up-everything happens in “Spanishtime”!!A big problem for a lot of people is that they are not here for long enough periods of time to accommodate the slow Spanish process!

We are very happy with our decision to buy here on Arenal. It’s true,there are lots of repairs that still need to be done,particually after the extremely bad Winter weather.(We have been here for months and months of it and I think you have to have experienced it to realise just how bad it has been) The Developer is aware of the problems this has caused and plans seem to be afoot to deal with them.To say that communication is not their strong point is an understatement we know!

Being here for longer we see jobs being done that maybe others are unaware of.For example,all the paths around the site have been power washed.Cleaners come in to do the stairwells and lifts.The gardens are worked on a daily basis. The 3 operational pools were difficult to maintain in the bad weather but are now clean and functioning.The paths are swept regularly,alongside entranceways etc.Also security issues are being addressed: all the perimeter fences have been repaired, block 7 garage gates are being replaced(there were “techinco men” measuring up this week).The codes on all the gates have been changed,and both padel tennis courts have been padlocked to prevent outsiders coming in.Keys and codes can be got from the office.(I will PM new code if anyone wants it in advance of coming,but we must be careful who gets to know it) Huge progress has been made on the roads to the front and side of the development.

There is still lots of work to be done we know,to get the site to a acceptable standard for taking over as a community.(We think this will happen within the next year) We are optimists by nature and believe that the problems will be sorted out and still feel happy spending time here.

Sue and Dave
 

Community thread: Building defects

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05 May 2010 12:00 AM:

ADMINISTRATOR:  Juan Santos :adjsantos@telefonica.net

ARCHITECT: Mari Paz (at our local office) : mplozano@procesosdf.com

ALFONSO: 24 hours a day maintainance and problems : tel: 0034 654417273

JABIERS: (under Mari Paz) :0034 676618797

No date has yet been set for the AGM

If any owners want to join our private forum please private message me for details.

Sue

Community thread: Site Contact details

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05 May 2010 12:00 AM:

Hi all

Making a few posts from our new laptop.Sitting in port now during happy hours.

Security issues are being addressed: all the perimeter fences have been repaired, block 7 garage gates are being replaced(there were “techinco men” measuring up this week).The codes on all the gates have been changed,and both padel tennis courts have been padlocked to prevent outsiders coming in.Keys and codes can be got from the office.(I will PM new code if anyone wants it in advance of coming,but we must be careful who gets to know it,so will not publisise it here or on our other site)

Sue

 

Community thread: NEW SECURITY

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