26 May 2008 6:08 PM:

Many thanks for your reply Brian.  Hadn't thought about a torch - very good idea!  I've had mixed replies -  I'll discuss it all with my lawyers and see what they advise too.

Cheers
Jen

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16 May 2008 12:00 AM:

Has anyone used a professional to do the snagging?  We haven't completed yet and all the advice by these companies seems to be to get it done before completion so there is incentive for the developers to put things right before paying the balance.  I would want to be present when someone went through an inspection but feel it would be good to have someone in Spain who could follow up to make sure things are put right.  The ethos of the company Hola advertising on this site sounds promising but I see they are based in Murcia.

Any advice gratefully received from those of you who have gone through this process! 

Many thanks,

Jen

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15 Apr 2008 6:05 PM:

Welcome Mike & Judy!

We haven't completed yet either - we have been waiting for the electricity to be properly connected (ie. not from the developer's supply).  Have you heard that it has been connected yet?  Someone said that the developers were hoping to get it sorted by the end of March but I'm still waiting....

Cheers

Jen

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28 Jan 2008 4:34 PM:

I agree with you Norman.  It always comes back to the solicitor you go with.  My solicitor made sure that our purchase contract was watertight before we signed it.  Changes were made to the original contract produced by the developers to make sure that the completion clause was more specific and would not only be when the building work was finished and the licence of occupation in place but that all the facilities on the development were completed too.

When we buy properties in the UK we all take as much time as we need to make sure we are happy with everything about a property before we exchange contracts.  How much more important it is to do this when we are buying in a foreign country with a system we are unfamiliar with.  I found out as much as I possibly could about the Spanish buying system so I knew what questions I needed to ask and then emailed many solicitors, choosing ones who were based in Spain (had nothing to do with the developers!) and who had English solicitors as well as Spanish.  Believe it or not, many did not even reply, but one stood out above the rest because he took the time to send me a lengthy email full of excellent advice before he even knew whether I would go with him.  I did my homework but I was also extremely lucky.

All that said, I'm dying to complete and start enjoying the property like so many you already have.  I just hope the developers want the rest of their money badly enough to get their collective fingers out and get everything finished!

All the best to you all,

Jen

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22 Jan 2008 11:59 AM:

Hi everyone.  Thanks again Isobel and Kenny for your continued insight into how the site is progressing (or not!).  We still have not completed yet and won't until the electricity is connected up.  It's just not acceptable that the lifts aren't working and there are no lights on the development.  The developers are trying to put pressure on us to complete but we are applying pressure to get things finished.  How many other people haven't completed their purchase yet?  If there are a few other purchasers holding out, I would hope that collectively we should be more effective in getting the development completed - money is the biggest motivator!

Cheers, Jen

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