24 Jul 2009 12:00 AM:

Hi,

I own a one bedroom apartment on the second floor in block 2, nearest the sea, facing directly south.

unfortunately my wife has lost her job as the company she works for has gone into administration due to the recession and we are now having to sell our apartment.

We are offering it for sale at 225,000 euros fully furnished with brand new high quality furnishings(leather sofas and sofa bed, digital tv etc.)  not from the developer.

This is 25,000 euros less than we paid in March 2009 and approximately 20,000 euros less than the price of the last one bedroom available from the developer direct.

The apartment is available for immediate entry

Please contact me for further details and photos if you are interested

Regards

Mike

Community thread: private sale of apartment at Calaceite

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22 May 2009 10:33 PM:

Hi all,

Latest update is I have been advised by Calaceite that they estimate my community charge for a one bed apartment will be 134.40 euros per month, and if you pay your quarterly bill within 30 days you will receive 10% discount which would make the cost 121 euros per month I think. No idea when we have to make the first payment though

 The golf course has not been started because the Council have not signed over their plot of land which will be used as part of the course so the developer can't start. until then. I don't know why this is the case; you would think the council would want to start the course as soon as possible. However you can get discount on the other golf courses in the area by booking through Fuerte hotels.They cannot do any more planting because of the Council Decree on the drought and  they can only plant what they have enough water to maintain

It seems that the two owners who attended the first community meeting both also work for Fuerte hotels , I think they are husband and wife,  how bizarre!

regards

Mike

Community thread: Signing of Apartments ?

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18 May 2009 10:16 PM:

Hi All,

Our lawyer in Marbella signed for our apartment in Block 2 on 22 March on behalf of us. We went to stay on 13th May until 18th May to check our snagging and also to receive our furniture installation from Villapac Furniture in Malaga. We ordered it from their showroom in Bolton in January, it was meant to be delivered by Easter but was eight weeks late.

The apartment was fine other than some small snagging issues and the service centre staff were very nice and so helpful. They have agreed to complete the snagging by the time we return on 5th July for a fortnight.

Both swmming pools are complete and the gardens around them have been finished, there is a lot of planting and landscaping still to be done although the common areas which have been done are well finished. There wasn't any sign of any more planting being done when we were there. There is a security guard at the entrance gate 24hours a day and quite a few workmen still working in the apartments and gardeners cutting the grass etc. All the roads and lamp posts are finished but the entrance drive is only partly landscaped on one side.

Many of the apartments look like they are empty still, with no furniture in them and no sign of any life. All of the seven blocks look like they are finished. The sales staff gave us a welcome pack with some nice gifts and all the paperwork and rules for the community. Apparently the community committee had their first meeting and AGM in january ( two Spanish owners and one from Calaceite!) and agreed the budget for the community charge for each apartment for the year commencing in April 2009, but we haven't paid any money yet other than the 400 euros deposit to the community fund.They will be billing each aprtment quarterly in advance but haven't  said how much, which is a bit confusing. It may be because so many of the owners have not arrived yet and a lot of the communal work has still to be done.

There is no sign of any work on the golf course yet which is very disappointing nor the Marina or the Marine Park, but I understand the Marina plans are out consultation at the moment and the mayors of Torrox and Nerja are pushimg to start the work asap.

The views from the apartment were stunning and the weather was superb - 26C and blue skies every day. Only a few residents were on the complex and we had the pool to ourselves.The views from the pool areas and gardens are breathtaking all the way along the coast to Torrox and Nerja and straight out across the Med. There is only a dozen sun loungers at each pool though they will need to provide a lot more.

There is no sign of any work on the second Phase behind Vistamar it seems they have stopped working on this just now, the building work is only half complete.

Please reply if you want any more information on anything specific I will be happy to help, i still think we have made the right choice as the location and views are second to none..

Regards

Mike and Hayley

Community thread: Signing of Apartments ?

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