23 Feb 2008 5:44 PM:

Thanks for the useful information on appointing a suitable solicitor.

I wondered if anybody can recommend a good independent Spanish solictor? I've never felt entirely comfortable about using Olleros & Associados, as recommended by Ocean View, and this post has just confirmed to me that I should find a truly independent Spanish solicitor.

It is my intention to find a solicitor over the coming week, but if anybody can recommend a good solicitor it would be appreciated.

Community thread: Can anyone recommend a good estate agent on the costa del sol???

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09 Feb 2008 12:00 AM:

Has anybody else received a letter from the developer, Manilva Costa, regarding completion at Gardens of Manilva? The letter (in very poor English) is asking for buyers to contact them to start the completion process. Manilva Costa state that if buyers fail to contact them within 30 days they will take it that "you are not interested in the possible sale and that means that our company will become owner of the property in question", this is concerning to say the least.

While I have no problem with starting the completion process I am reluctant to do this until the entire site is complete. Also enclosed with the letter is a DVD of the development which shows that Gardens of Manilva is clearly still a building site and some way from completion. Work has barely started on the villas and there are no communal facilities (pools, bar, restaurant, gym, etc.) at all. I don't expect many people want to be completing on a property that is still on a building site.

I would be interested to hear anybody else's views on this.

Community thread: I do hope Mr O Leary of ryanair doesn't read this

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