18 Mar 2008 6:19 PM:
Hi everyone
We are just back from La Cala, with mixed feelings.
On one hand it was good to finally be staying in the apartment, to see others moving in and to meet some of our neighbours. On the other hand we were disappointed with a few things.
We had our snagging carried out at the beginning of February but when we arrived a month later none of the work had been carried out. We are disappointed with the overall finish and attention to detail, not only in our apartment but in the common areas as well. We feel that the developement was so far behind schedule that they have cut corners to get it finished but don't think that it is really fit for habitation yet.
There is still a security man at weekends and evenings as the street lights are still not on, they are waiting for the town hall to do this.
Work is still ongoing and they are working their way round each block, so you just need to be patient!
Initially we had asked about putting a grill over the kitchen window as we felt it was a security risk and was told that it would be ok as long as they were in keeping with the others used in the developement. When we arrived 2 weeks ago, Nel told us that they were putting a hold on this until the community had met and made decisions. We were fine with that until one day we had locked ourselves out of our apartment. The office was closed and there was only a few workers around. We explained our situation to one of them, he said "no problem" and proceeded to lift the shutter, open our "LOCKED" window and get into the apartment. All this was done in about 30 seconds. We were obviously grateful but it showed us how easily the apartments can be broken into. Personally we feel that grills would be of benefit to everyone.
We are also very concerned about the piece of spare land at the front of the developement. We have always been told that it will be a green zone but as we all know things can change very quickly. At present it is a bit of an eye sore and has the potential to become a dumping ground. If indeed it is owned by the Town Hall and it is to be a green zone, we may have to keep pushing at this.
On a lighter note, we were told that facilities for Sky Tv will soon be installed.
On some of the points below, I think that the starting price for the apartments was £270k.
In the initial documentation it stated that there would be pre-installation for alarms, having to set it up yourself but in the new website they do make it seem like there will be an alarm already set up.
Hope some of this is of help.
Carol
Community thread:
thinking about work
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