09 Jun 2010 12:00 AM:

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I visited Valle Romano on Monday 17th May and met with Lene Spencer.

Lene was informative and honest and chauffered us around Valle Romano and Esta Pona.

My husband was one of the first to purchase his apartment 3 years ago.

We felt comforted by the fact that Valle Romano is now owned completely by a Bank which is pro-nounced Kuxta Bank not sure if the spelling is correct.  Unfortunately because their a bank their sales/advertising  techniques are not the best, hence why their hasn't been a lot of feed back, but the fact this bank owns the site now is a big plus.  We walked round the site and was faced with builders, cranes, trucks which is an unusual site in Spain at the moment.  The apartments are really coming on and their is talk of completion in September.  The golf course and driving range looks fantastic and was being superbly cared for, with  guys  driving golf trolley's.  It was also being played on.  We checked the restaraunt and golf shop out.  Everything was finished to a superb modern standard.  My husband actually bought a Valle Romano golf top while their.  The views are quite stunning and we saw Severiano Ballesteros Apartment onsite too as well as his face on many flags  waving in the wind on the approach to the Village.

Lene also showed us to the local beach and the Laguna Beach Balinese Shopping and Restaurant site in Esta Pona.  This is something that  VR are thinking about in providing transport from and too.  Which is a great idea for the golfing widow's amongst us. 

Overall we liked what we saw.

We do feel though, we need some re-assurance's with regards to the guaranteed rentals.

Also the Euro and the state of the economy worries us at present.  Which is why we feel personally the longer the better in the apartment being completed.  Gives the economy a chance to catch up.  Also you loose nothing as you deposit is still sitting earning interest in the bank.

One another point to consider also is that once your'e apartment does start to be rented out you could potentially  receive and don't quote me about €7,000 per year from the Tourista Departmento.  The spanish tourist board basically pay you for bringing tourism into spain.

I hope this helps.

Jo

 

Community thread: Visit to Valle Romano on Monday 17th May 2010

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17 Nov 2009 2:58 PM:

We keep getting the emails too about the Taylor Woodrow developement but on further investigation these are just part buy properties.  We still haven't heard much from Valla Romano other than the golf course has been delayed.  Apparently this is caused by the builders going into receivership.  But then thats happening everywhere.  I know when we spoke to a friend in October who lives near Valla Romano, he said the apartments were still being built which is encouraging.  As most other sites near and around were at a complete standstill.  I am still waiting to hear some hard evidence that we should be pulling out.  Until then I am sticking with Valla Romano as the only way is up now surely.

 

JO

Community thread: Anyone considering pulling out?

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