02 Nov 2022 9:17 AM:

Hello,

I am not an expert in Spanish insurance law but if it is broadly the same as the UK and on the assumption you have your own property insured ( ie contents and fittings insurance which is separate from buildings insurance maintained by the management entity), isn't it a case of you contacting your own  insurer to make a claim and  for your insurer to deal with the claim and then pursue your neighbour to recover the loss?

 

Thread: Legal

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29 Apr 2020 9:59 AM:

Good morning, 

I suspect that if you terminate all of your utility suppliers you may have to pay charges to connect up new ( or the same) suppliers when you decide to return next year. Those charges can be hefty and  delays at banks  in changing direct debits between suppliers is not unknown. As an alternative you might want to look into reducing the costs of those utilities by reducing where you can the 'potencia' which makes up most of the monthly bill when not occupied. This is particularly relevant to electricity supply and it should be itemised in your bill. My supplier is Iberdrola and it can be done over the phone. 

 

 

Thread: Apartment shutdown

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12 Apr 2019 10:00 AM:

What a revelation........ " I had lived in Europe before 1972 and understood the European Project. I’m not sure many Belgians or even Germans understood it let alone the Brits who were being sold the EEC on a false economic ticket which led to the UK crawling to the IMF just five years later."

The word "led" fascinates me.

I can still remember the happy sunlit days years  between 1970 and 1974 - being sent home from school because of power cuts,  strikes, three day weeks, my mother cheerfully queing to buy candles, the collapse of most of UK heavy industry, the oil crisis in 1974 and rampant inflation. 

I had absolutely no idea that it was our membership of the EEC that caused the near bankruptcy of UK plc and not the aforementioned. My eyes have been opened to the light after all of these years.

I wonder where I can buy my own pair of rose tinted glasses?

 

 

 

Thread: Is the EU responsible for Brexit chaos

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09 Aug 2018 9:30 AM:

Hello,

I assume that you are permanently resident in the UK? My suggestion is that you would need to travel to where your parents are , having previously arranged to see a local lawyer to draw up the power of attorney. You can do various searches on line to find english speaking lawyers in the locality and the lawyer should spell out what you would need to produce in terms of proof if identity etc. When buying a house in Spain I appointed by a local  lawyer  as Attorney on my behalf and I recall a number of legal appointments with a lawyer and later a Notary who authenticated the PoA in Spain. The PoA should give you everything you need to run things but you will need a spanish speaking contact you can trust to translate stuff etc. This could be performed on your behalf by your appointed lawyer, but that will cost you. Perhaps there might be a friend of your parents locally who might be able to help out a bit with translation etc?

Thread: Power of attorney for my elderly parents - can anyone help?

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09 Nov 2017 10:24 AM:

Hooray,

 

A good outcome . Hope all goes well moving in etc.

Thread: Can't complete on time. Can the contract be extended?

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