Monday, March 13, 2006
A Valencian land problem......
Jacarilla
Between christmas and new year a Spanish man called at our door offering to buy some of our land. As it was not for sale, I realised straight away something was amiss. The following day I went to the Town Hall and made an appointment to see the town architect. Unfortunately the architect didn´t keep the first appointment, and I had to make a second.
When we finally met he told me verbally that there was a plan being processed through Valencia, which was about to be passed, to build one thousand bungalows all around our fully legal finca, which is situated currently in a very green area near to the village of Jacarilla. The architect was very offhand about it all, as if to say, ¨whats it got to do with you?¨ He would not allow us to see the plan or obtain a copy. All very secret service! I managed to obtain a copy though from the Spanish man who is interested in buying some of our land!
The town hall intend to take 50% of our property and charge us €70 per square metre for what they allow us to keep towards infrastructure costs. This means finding €140,000 to pay the town hall.
We lose out threefold.
1. We end up living on an urbanisation.
2. We pay €140,000 for something we already own.
3. We lose half our property.
And the really worrying thing is which half do they intend to take - the half with our home on?
Jacarilla
Between christmas and new year a Spanish man called at our door offering to buy some of our land. As it was not for sale, I realised straight away something was amiss. The following day I went to the Town Hall and made an appointment to see the town architect. Unfortunately the architect didn´t keep the first appointment, and I had to make a second.
When we finally met he told me verbally that there was a plan being processed through Valencia, which was about to be passed, to build one thousand bungalows all around our fully legal finca, which is situated currently in a very green area near to the village of Jacarilla. The architect was very offhand about it all, as if to say, ¨whats it got to do with you?¨ He would not allow us to see the plan or obtain a copy. All very secret service! I managed to obtain a copy though from the Spanish man who is interested in buying some of our land!
The town hall intend to take 50% of our property and charge us €70 per square metre for what they allow us to keep towards infrastructure costs. This means finding €140,000 to pay the town hall.
We lose out threefold.
1. We end up living on an urbanisation.
2. We pay €140,000 for something we already own.
3. We lose half our property.
And the really worrying thing is which half do they intend to take - the half with our home on?
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