20 Apr 2008 7:01 PM:

Thanks Maria and Noreen,

It was really for making sure all due taxes etc. were set up and that we did not miss anything out. If only they were all like Maria!

I met a lady on the plane who was on her third change as her previous lawyer had been taking 150 euros each month from her account.  Luckily her bank manager could not see any reason for this so was putting it back again!  Could not imagine an English bank manager being so good.

Thread: Power of Attorney

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19 Apr 2008 3:42 PM:

Hola Maria,

The present solicitor told us that he needed PoA. for paying the bills and nothing more.  When we asked him to read out slowly from the computer he went bright red and tried to miss things out.  We picked up that he now had power to buy and sell property on our behalf.  Having been lied to we now need to cancel the PoA.  Now we have paid one non resident bill will they be taken from our bank the same as the utilities?

This is the same man who told the town hall that the residents want to form a commitee and a hasty meeting was set up without several of the residents being aware of it.  As we all are on detached plots and own our own pool or garden and have no shared facilities we value our right to live as we want without a president/commitee etc.

Luckily we were able to inform all the residents and the meeting place was standing room only.  He was very surprised by that.  The solicitor acted as interpreter but spoke for 2 minutes to every 15 of the Spanish man.  As most people are only beginners in Spanish he was not understood but a lady who spoke fluent Spanish heard the Spanish man from the town hall say that we are here tonight to see if you would like to form a commitee for your urb.  This was interpreted as the town hall is not used to urbs and as this is the first in the area they want you to have a commitee to represent you all and I (solicitor speaking) am willing to take part in the running of it.

The residents spoke as one and maintained that we had all bought on the understanding that we would not have to go that way.  We have council street lighting and a bar and new restaurant are used by as many Spanish as English.

Had we had time we would have found an independant translater but although the letters were addressed to the homeowner few were delivered and the bulk were left in a bar.  When we went to get a copy they had vanished but people were able to make more copies for the rest of us.

What is your opinion Maria?

Thread: Power of Attorney

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19 Apr 2008 12:00 AM:

How do I stop a Power of Attorney please. I was told by the solicitor that I just need to ask for the original paper but then told by someone who has been in Spain for years that I must go back to the notary.  Are you there Maria?

 

 

Thread: Power of Attorney

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18 Apr 2008 7:00 PM:

Hi Denise,

Our solicitor is actually  the one who is very keen to push the whole thing. Need I say more?

 

 

Thread: Urbs. in Murcia province.

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18 Apr 2008 12:00 AM:

Can anyone tell me the law concerning the need for commitees, presidents etc.  Our urb. has detached houses with no shared pools etc.  Each property has its own pool or garden.  The bars and restaraunt on site are well used by the locals from the nearby town.  A local laywer wants us to form a commitee and sees himself as very involved.  We all bought on the understanding that this would not happen. 

A few residents had letters delivered saying a meeting was to be held in the nearby town and the bulk of the letters were left in a bar for a short while and then vanished.

We managed to copy enough to inform all residents.  The meeting was packed and all spoke as one.  No one was in favour of having a president etc.

The lawyer was so called interpreting as the guy from the town hall spoke no English and although several on site are learning Spanish he spoke too quickly and at great lengh.  15 minutes of him and 2 minutes interpreting.  But one lady in the audience was fluent in Spanish and the interpreting was not correct. 

What are the laws and can we be forced to go this way when we do not want it.  We have apartments on the same site and they do share a pool and their lives are blighted by rules, regulations and locked gates.

 

Thread: Urbs. in Murcia province.

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