23 Jan 2009 12:19 PM:

From speaking to some of the estate agents (what is left of them) it would appear that property prices are falling all the time all over the Costa.  Then we have La Reserva with no licence.  We all have waited and waited for this licence and were told that after last year elections things would be sorted, then it was late 2008 then it was early 2009.  It would appear that owners are selling in La Reserva  2 bedroom apartments are are netting around 135,000 approx.  Some of those apartments were bought back in 2004 for 199,000 plus vat plus expenses totalling around 215,000euro.

Then you have people saying I did not buy it for an investment, I bought it to enjoy it.  Well enjoy it but we will wait many a long year before you see the price you paid for it and as for licence nobody seems to know when exactly.  This is as I see it, tired waiting.

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16 Sep 2008 8:33 PM:

Hi Dan, You have got me all wrong, I never said I was witholding community fees, mine are paid in full. I was just trying to understand why so many had not paid and the reasons for same when everyone came running at me. In a ways I was trying to reach out to those people to bring them around to pay their fees without shouting at them. All of a sudden I was a coward, romantic and whatever else. I have never seen so many non payers in a community and I just simply wounder why? OK shout away everyone and see where it gets us or try the middle ground for a change.

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15 Sep 2008 8:52 PM:

Thanks very much for the information on what a garden is. I hope I can remember this for future reference. However if you seen some of the gardens around La Reserva there is not a lot growing. I remember one owner telling me that his garden had no irrigation laid down by the builder. All it would have took is a bit of pipe work. A GARDEN IS WHERE THINGS GROW..............we are reaching a new low on this thread. It really is getting funny now. Round and round the garden like a teddy..........or round and round the patio like a.................Enough is enough. Stop laughing.

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14 Sep 2008 8:27 PM:

Ok so that got a reaction. One good point I got out of this and I dont rent is that in My apartment in Mallorca the administration has control of the water. Dont ask me how this was done I think the builder provided the water at a very low fee tied into the community fees. If you dont pay your community fees the administraion will cut off the water. I pay 750 per annum and the place looks super I mean super and you can see the gardeners and pool workers early every morning and the hugh common area that is tiles is moped up every night by 5 workers from 9pm to midnight. Fresh hammocks are by the pool every morning.....no fee. You see what I cant understand is that i have read time and time again complaints about the poor notification of the agm and when it is held it is like the stock exchange, everyone talking together and with one another in different languages. Thats just what some people would like and you will not make much progress that ways. I have read complaint re the Security, abandoned cars, barking dogs, dog poo, really dirty pools, poor grass, dying plants, no irrigation etc etc etc. Ok the admin have got an easy ride on all this. Someone suggested that we all complain to the Admin. One thing I HAVE CERTAINLY LEARNT IN SPAIN THAT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLAINING IN SPAIN YOU MIGHT AS WELL WRITE IT ON A PEICE OF PAPER AND STICK IT UP YOUR...NOSE. HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS AND YOU WILL GET A RESPONSE AND THATS THEIR POCKET. maybe then everyone will pay their fees and of they dont it is still up to the admin to follow them through the courts and make them pay all legal fees. Really for a 2 bedroom apartment, are the community fees too high. I as in my earlier post would like to hear from some of the non paying owners and they are so many. I was just trying to understand why they have not paid when I rattled someones cage. Do you all really think that if everyone paid their fees that the place would be better??? I know everyone should pay. Complain all you like i think it will get us nowhere and I speak from experience, long experience. Maybe someone will agree with me this time. When goonan finishes his garden i hope he invites us all around. I wish everyone did something with their garden at least he is making the place look good.

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12 Sep 2008 9:44 PM:

I think everyone should consider that there may be many reasons for the non payment of community fees to date. Im sure a lot of people owe money and have not paid for reasons as i mentioned. Some may be unhappy with there purchase as they bought in good faith and then realise they have no licence. More thought they would have a pool view in front of their apartment where they could keep an eye on their children from their gardens, more feel they did not get value for money. Im sure they will all pay their fees and it is up to the admin to see to this that they do. Im sure everything will sort itself out and problems will be solved and community fees will be paid as they do not go away. Talk to owners who have not paid their fees they are very genuine people who feel very unhappy about their purchase and the ways their dream apartment turned out. Do not judge and you shall not be ...................They are not short of cash but they have strong opinions and indeed they may well be right. Lets be patient with one another it has been a rough ride and remember there is still no habitation licence for La Reserva yet. I have heard it will happen the last 2 years but still nothing. I am confident it will come and when it does I would think that will be the end to arrears of community fees. How people choose to spend their money or not is their business.

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