I don’t know who to believe - Page 4

We bought after the floods when the bridge had been rebuilt and bought through Mercers

They were not pushy in the slightest and were extremely helpful and I can only say from our experience all of the people they used like solicitors etc. were also extremely helpful and all spoke English

The weather is so much warmer than our recollection of Spain and after having holidayed in Cyprus for 15 years we feel the heat is comparable so regardless of the odd bad hiccup it is going to be predominantly better than the UK and France

My point is like in the U.K. where we know the system check everything yourself otherwise like many brits here in spain who used reputable agents and solicitors they are having to fight to keep their property because it was illeagle can not impress on people enough we recieve many letters every month from people who was told it was all legal or will be built soon 

Like corvera housing estate brits are having to sue to get money back for unbuilt properties 

Roda golf some inferior building though all legal people have been left with enormous building repair bills like balconies that slope in woods allowing rain to enter badly,

There are many stories like this and all I am saying is go to ayuntamiento to check legality yourself get a builder to check the premises you are buying 100 euros now could save ooos in the future 

All I can say is that from my experience (3 years ago) it seems as though people like Mercers are on the ball and have cleaned up their act (if that is the correct phrase to use). Between them, their solicitors and their insurers they appear to have responded to the negativity around Brits buying houses abroad and seem much more reputable

Agree it is down to the individual to make their own choices (many people in the UK did not have surveys done for example) but that is their choice. My feeling is that if you use firms with a decent background and a decent reputation - which I believe that Mercers has following our experience and the fact that they are based on Camposol so really live or die by their reputation - then you cannot do much more than that

If you can get past those concerns then I have no doubt that you will really enjoy Camposol as a place to live

Sadly many people have bought on campasol from so called reputable agents some are now trying to stop there houses falling onto the golf course nothing is certain and the information is only as good as supplied by the authorities something legal today can be illeagle next year ??? Just check and double check 

as for campasol some is very good but some is in need of knocking down we met a couple who paid 120,000 then spent 30,000 underpinning and trying to stop their property moving only to have to move out before it broke in half due to insufficient building construction 

As far as I am aware you are speaking of situations from many years ago now which is where the negativity on the internet is coming from as the solicitor is still trying to resolve these problems. Unfortunate yes for thoise involved but in all honesty probably people trying to cut corenrs to get a bargain and now finding out  how wrong they were....

You also have to say that historically that the Spanish authourities were not on top of this situation and were happy just to get people buying in Spain. They have now cleaned up their act and are also clamping down which is exactly why estate agents like Mercers are much more on the ball and aware of the pitfalls and comply with all rules

Not saying that something similar could not happen if you are not diligent but I do feel that the situation for buying property in Spain is much more reliable assuming that you use reputable estate agents etc. and do not just go looking for the bargain

A local estate in Los Alcázares but under the control of Cartagena called bai bai is approx 300 properties but is deemed legal as far as the land is concerned but illeagle as far as the build is convened a few years ago the owners of these properties were to be legalised at cost to the owners of between 30-100,000 euros this is more than the value of many part of the estate was updated but now the rest has been put on hold while a decision is made to the future some of these are 30 years old plus that is why buyers beware we went to see a great property with an agent who said they were all ok solicitor started working on the purchase when we found out from a resident of the problem we reported it to solicitor who then said it was not legal ???

That is why local knowledge is important 

Hi

We are looking at properties on sector b and our solicitor has been told by the town hall today that no habitation certificates have been issued for sector b, c and  d..

Only sector A properties have been issued habitation certificates..

That came directly from the town hall today..

A property must have a habitation certificate to be sold legally, thats what i being told today..

Confusing!

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Hi

We are looking at properties on sector b and our solicitor has been told by the town hall today that no habitation certificates have been issued for sector b, c and  d..

Only sector A properties have been issued habitation certificates..

That came directly from the town hall today..

A property must have a habitation certificate to be sold legally, thats what i being told today.

So you have a habitation certificate??

That’s Interesting, thanks

I always think that here in spain ask everyone what they believe to be legal and what is not legal and then you can make an informed decision if you buy against the advice it is then your own fault however if you are going to live there and are happy not to be looking for a quick profit then laws and rights tend to change on a yearly basis, therefore take a chance and buy but why employ a solicitor if you are going to ignore his advice why pay him.

Personally I would pass unless it’s a great buy, they are available everywhere and all seem to have differing problems.