28 May 2008 4:53 PM:

I was told that with the change of the administration there are positive changes already - but have not been there for a while myself, so can't confirm!  The latest about the pool - that it's supposed to open at the end of July. Some cleaning of the developers' rubbish is also apparently taking place.

About the golf course and the 5star hotel - first I spoke to promoters at Kempinski, when the project was at the very early stages, but  then last year I was told by some estate agents in Estepona that the developers were awaiting for some final approval from the city hall. Don't know the latest - and if anyone has any more recent information - it would be very much appreciated! 

Also, you might wish to know that our duplex was recently re-valuated for mortgage purposes at more than 155,000. So I really feel for people who are trying to sell at rock-bottom prices. 
best to everybody

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11 Jan 2008 12:40 PM:

Hi Jo! Are you back? What's your impression? Would be grateful for an update.

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30 Dec 2007 1:52 PM:

Hi Joe! I and my husband stayed for a week there at the end of November.  After the visit we've become much more optimistic about our investment and the future of the development. Actually, we are considering ourselves buying another flat in the development while it's a very good time to buy and the prices are still very low.

Good news is that it looks much much better now than it did in spring when my husband went  there for the first time after completion, and it was still like a construction site. A 5star hotel and a golf course will be built behind Sitio de Forest Hills (even though it's difficult to say when - everything is very slow in Spain) and a new development of detached and semi-detached houses is planned on the hill side in front of our developmet (but much lower, so it will not interfere with the views even on the ground floor). The views from the 5th floor where our flat is are just fantastic. And I mean not only the views from the terrace on the Mediterranian/Gibraltar, but the view on the mountains behnd the development as well. I enjoyed very much watching horses grazing on the hill very close to the patio on the level with the 5th floor.

However,  I must add that there were quite a few disappointments as well. The patio that I mentioned could've been be a very nice - and big -  garden,- but it's still full of construction rubbish.  Having said that, I should say that we were delighted to see - at least on 2 occassions - workers trying to clear out the mess. Hopefully, the garden will be there at some point...

The pool is not running and the community is in dispute with the developers about the parking. We were told that there are currently 2 legal cases running community of owners versus developers. One of them is about the parking -  from what we saw, no one was going to pay the extortionate fees for parking, and there's some space for parking outside the development anyway.

We were told by many people - including Brit expats - that these are sort of teething problems which are very common in Spain.

We met the President of the community who is a very nice guy, and if you meet him he should be able to update you further. Khalid lives in apt 432 and I'llpost his mobile number in your private message board.

best of luck

Tanya 

   

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30 Oct 2007 12:31 PM:

Hi! Just to let you know that we are going to Estepona on November 22 - to stay for a week - is anyone else planning to be there? We'd love to meet up neighbours.

Our leak by the way has been amended and the flat repainted. The development as a whole is still in a very poor state - that's what our management company says.  The questions is - are we going to do about it anything at all?

One thought - we've appointed a management company to look after our flat - has anyone done it as well? perhaps, we could ask our respective management companies to joint their forces and press with the community administration to do some changes?

If you get this message - do reply please. Our forum feels like a very lonely place for quite a while now.

 

 

 

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08 Oct 2007 1:22 PM:

Hi Steve and Jan! Pls check your private messages - I did send you contact numbers for the developer.  Will do the same for anyone who's interested! However, it's not easy to get hold of him! And we've never managed to contact the management company and considered stop paying our fees as well.  By the way - who actually warned you about fines? Perhaps, those responsible for the upkeep of the development? We really need to get together and do something about it - perhaps even write to the Mayor or go for a legal action.

Has anyone appointed a management company to look after their flats? We've done it recently - and find it useful. Perhaps our individual management companies could join forces to push those responsible to make the development a bit better?  

   

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