Thinking of buying and advice appreciated - Page 3

I enjoyed your description of "hugger muggers" & here's another tactic used on my husband a number of year's ago in Girona, Catalunya. He was walking alone in the old city (the Barri Vell) on evening. The streets were fairly busy. He felt something hit his neck, not painfully but enough to be aware and he stopped walking and looked to see where it could have come from. Almost immediately a group of four young adults, men & women, rushed to help him, dabbing at his neck to clean whatever had landed on him and generally fussing and appearing to be trying to be helpful.

After a time he expressed his gratitude as one would and went on his merry way after first checking that he had everything only to discover later, much later, that his wallet had been removed and replaced but crucially without one of his credit cards! It had been used that same evening in a well known jewellers in the city. Whoever it was were treating themselves very generously and other charges like phone credit went on the card as well.

When he reported the matter to the police they told him it was a well known ploy commonly used by Brazilians (it's never by Spaniards of course) & I was told the same thing by the police when I had my bag snatched in Alicante a few years previously. "0h yes, it's a common occurrence carried out by Columbians" they knowingly told me to which I replied "well, if you know who they are why don't you go and arrest them" on that occasion we were sitting on a park bench drinking water and one guy created a distraction which caused us to look & while we did his accomplice helped himself to my bag.

We get over such upsets but hopefully my story will alert people to be vigilent.

Hi all, there is a new development adjacent to the police station/ tourist information building called villamar. We like it lots has anyone got any comments about the builder/area, good or bad please!

Thankyou 

I would be wary - I went to look around the show house there in July this year, and the smell of damp, musty air was overpowering; the sales man (who didn't even get up from his chair) said it was because he hadn't opened the window that day, however I feel that it was a definite damp problem and that it was in the walls of the building. I am sure that they will sell them, but they are not what I would look at - yes they are modern little concrete boxes, but this is Spain and its losing its traditional heritage :(

Thanks 

We bought one of those houses some 18 months ago - finished to a really high standard - withstood the rains of the recent gota fria - passed with flying colours - good location - adjacent to town - which is an all year town and also to Los Salinas. Would highly recommend the properties - if you need more detail you can contact direct - ger

Hi, thanks that's nice to know as it's our favourite after viewing a number of property's.

We have looked at resale and new build and the finish was good, liked the location and nice to see that in December there is lots of things open. It's near town, bus route, beaches, airports etc. We had a good walk around, maybe not the most pretty areas in some places but didn't put us off, thanks again

Regards 

Hi, I have an apartment just outside of Lo Pagan, if you know the area it is opposite the petrol station and tapas bar, at the side of the Thalasia Hotel.

It is currently tenanted but my tenant is moving out due to changing jobs and working in Benidorm.

I was undecided whether to tenant again or sell, and just stumbled on your message.

I have had the apartment for a number of years and it has always been kept in very good repair which is down to the Management company I use looking after it.

If you would like to contact me personally via private messaging please do and I can give you further information.

Kind regards,

Sue