Monday, December 19, 2011
Buyers take Campos del Rio town hall to court
While still waiting for the bankruptcy proceedings to come to an end, some Trampolin Hills buyers have decided to take the Campos del Rio town hall to court, because they have consistently refused to even consider the claims for refunds solicited since March 2011. They expect this to take months, but see it as a first step to hopefully oblige the town hall to admit their responsibility towards the buyers.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
ONE OF THE BURNT ONES (Reuters)
Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM), a 135-year-old Valencia-based savings bank, was one of the profligate ones. CAM sits in a moderately sized Spanish region -Valencia is home to around 5 million people- but it financed grandiose projects like the Terra Mitica theme park in the coastal resort city of Benidorm, which emerged from receivership in 2006, and opened offices in Shanghai, Miami and Geneva. When the government slashed the number of savings banks by more than half last year and forced them to take on private investors or face nationalisation, CAM was one of those that failed to generate interest because of its real estate losses. On taking the caja over in July, the government found much bigger losses than expected. It also found that CAM directors and their equivalents at fellow failed savings bank NovaCaixaGalicia had awarded themselves multimillion euro severance pay packages while racking those losses up. Union data shows the pay packages of CAM directors increased more than sixfold over the 2004-2010 period, while profits grew 3 percent over the same period. Five directors at CAM got payouts of 12.8 million euros in total, while three top staff at NovaCaixaGalicia got 23.6 million between them, press reports say. Both banks were bailed out with public money. "There has been an embezzlement of public funds destined to bail out the bankrupt cajas," said the speaker of the United Left party, Gaspar Llamazares. The reports shocked Spaniards suffering the highest unemployment amongst industrialised nations -- one in five is out of work -- and the threat of deep cuts in health and education. CAM director, Maria Dolores Amoros, was fired and put under investigation for falsifying accounts. Roberto Lopez, a former director at CAM, had to leave an Alicante tennis club in October after people booed and shouted insults at him, according to a local paper. "It is an absolute disgrace that the managers of the bankrupt cajas should receive such massive bonuses," says Jose Luis Corell, lawyer and bankruptcy expert, at a cafe outside Valencia's 17th century basilica. Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez called the behaviour of the CAM executives "scandalous" and said the bank was "the worst of the worst" at a press conference in September.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Happy Holidays, Zapatero
FAO: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President
Email: jlrzapatero@presidencia.gob.es
The Spanish Government
MADRID
Spain
7th August 2011
Dear Sir
This is the third occasion on which I have written to you and maybe it will be third on which I do so without response; nevertheless, given its anticipated “circulation” I feel sure it will not go unnoticed!
I am prompted to write, yet again, after hearing of your Countries continued economic gloom and the fact that you are having to cut short your holiday in order to deal with the crisis … LUCKY YOU … I cannot afford a holiday after having been defrauded of some €250,000.00 by citizens from your Country! Your problem, Sir, is the underlying corruption and fraud which underlies every facet of Spain’s culture. Take a long hard look at the situation you have with CAM Bank … I alerted the Authorities to the extent of the fraud taking place there years ago … AND VERY PUBLICLY AT THAT. CAM Bank HAS BEEN BUILT upon an overall ethos of fraud and corruption for years and you sir have simply allowed it to perpetuate. A fraud based upon the exploitation of largely innocent “Non- Spanish Nationals” in a huge “Property Scam”.
This scam has been allowed to perpetuate by what must undoubtedly be the most dilatory Legal System in the World … one which would be more at home in some of the more corrupt African States. I commenced a fraud action (“Querella Criminal”) against a Developer, Rafael Aguilera and his Company Trampoline Solera, some three years ago for signing a contract with me for the purchase of a property, taking nearly €200K, then in collaboration with CAM Bank arranging a huge fraudulent Mortgage before finally fraudulently selling MY PROPERTY to a third party. In any Country in the World that IS FRAUD but bringing someone to trial in Spain … particularly if they are NOT Spanish citizens … is impossible! You have a law in your Country … LEY57/68 … but does it ever get applied … a law designed to safeguard the deposits of purchasers from an “off-plan” developer. Justice in your Country is impossible and yet here you are “crying” over the state of your Countries “economic crisis” whilst ignoring the underlying problems. Your actions are akin to the treatment of a Headache with Aspirin whilst ignoring the underlying cause … a tumour the size of the combined area of the Spanish Costa’s which requires removal! Apart from Oranges, Olive Oil and Melons the Spanish economy has relied heavily upon Tourism and the Construction industry fuelled by a desire to “entice” overseas Purchasers to but property in Spain. A construction industry based upon greed, corruption and fraud and yet you have the absolute downright nerve to send a Government representative to the UK with the sole intention of organising a “Road Show” to defraud yet more UK residents!
Sadly I think you will fail to appreciate the severity of the concerns voiced here because I suspect that fraud and corruption run through the veins of all Spaniard’s and therefore you too will not appreciate the points that I, together with thousands of others, are trying to make. For sure, had I known way back in 2004 the “cultural level of fraud” which exists in Spain I would NEVER have attempted to purchase a property in Spain or indeed the one I now have on Mallorca! Justice in Spain is an absolute “non-starter” and then … even when the Court appoint an official as they did in the case of the collapse of Trampolin Solera … Monzón Abogados … obtaining an intelligent response to a question is impossible. Sra. Monzón’s sole intention is to drag out her enquiries for as long as possible in order to build up her fees in an attempt to defraud still further thousands of innocent victims from yet another Spanish Property Scam!
So Senor Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, what are you going to do about this? My guess is NOTHING … you have postured about cutting short your holiday but my guess is that this will be a short lived reaction before you return to another bottle of Fundador Brandy before your resignation on, I assume, a lucrative pension from the Spanish Government. My suggestion is that you go now and at least show the world that you want to see your Country recover. As for me I simply want to see Justice in your Courts, the return of my money whilst I rue for the rest of my life the day I purchase ANYTHING in Spain! I have alerted you now for a third time to the extent of the fraud in your country, to the docile nature of your Legal System and to the corruption within both CAM Bank and Monzón Abogados … doubtless you will do nothing but in case you have forgotten what this is really all about I repeat below the text from my letter of March this year:-
I have written to you on a previous occasion sadly to little effect but on searching the Internet I find that not only have you been contacted by many others about the “off-plan” building scandal in Spain … more specifically have you been contacted by many others about the situation with a company in Murcia appearing in several guises … Trampolin Solera, Trampolin Hills, Trampolin Royal Dreams. All of these are separate companies which are interlinked who together, I suspect, with the respective Banks … most notably CAM Bank … have been able to defraud many hundreds of people of their homes and their life savings.
One of the “letters” you have received early this year starts in the following vein:-
“We understand that improving Spain’s economy is proving difficult. We are very sorry about that, but not surprised.
We feel it is necessary to draw your attention to a case which no doubt is keeping European citizens of all nationalities from buying off-plan property anywhere in Spain, and will continue to do so if it is not dealt with in a just and appropriate manner. ….”
The letter then goes on to document a catalogue of errors made by the authorities which have brought many families across Europe to their knees … mine included!
I really wonder whether or not you have any idea of the mammoth scale of the fraud involved … indeed I wonder whether you really care? The Legal system in Spain … a system over which YOU preside … is so lax that I am forced to say “is it any wonder that your own Costa Del Sol is known throughout Europe as the Costa Del Crime”! Criminals in Spain appear not just to survive but to positively flourish in your Country due solely to the dilatory nature and handling by the Courts and the Justice System in Spain.
I take my own situation as a case in point although by NO MEANS isolated. I purchased an “off-plan” property from Trampolin Solera in or around 2004 and over a period of months paid over some 185,000€ leaving a small balance to be paid upon completion. Eventually the property was finished but when my Lawyers checked through the details of the transaction it became clear that a large Mortgage had been taken out with CAM Bank in 2007 which was (a) far in excess of the balance due to be paid (b) taken out against a highly inflated Bank valuation and (c) some +- 2 years AFTER I HAD SIGNED AND AGREED THE CONTRACT! Worse was to follow … the Developer had in fact subsequently sold my property twice and in fact moved the SECOND purchaser into our home … even in Spain this has to be FRAUD!
The Civil Judgment which eventually followed after some two years produced no satisfaction. A second CRIMINAL action was commenced in early 2009 with a “Querella Criminale” being issued against the Developer, Sr. Rafael Aguilera. All of this was two years and in spite of my making two personal visits to the Court number 2 at the Royal Palace of Justice in Murcia and spoken directly to the Judge Miriam Garcia this matter STILL has not been progressed to Trial. In the meantime the Defendant has been able to dissipate all his assets before placing his company Trampolin Solera SL into Administration. The appointed Administrators are Nerea Monzón and Rafael Jiménez from Monzón Abogados in Murcia.
My question of you, Senor, is just what does an innocent victim have to do in order to gain Justice in your Country … I have been defrauded of in excess of 250,000€ including costs ect and all the while the Defendant is able to simply continue enjoying the “spoils” of his crimes whilst continuing to attempt to defraud others. From your point of view, as the President of your Country, perhaps the real concern should be the involvement of the Banks … and in this case CAM Bank … in what is potentially a fraud of over 100,000,000.00€! I would welcome the opportunity of meeting with either yourself or one of your SENIOR advisers in Madrid but in any event I am copying this email to The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, our own Embassy in Madrid, my Lawyers based in La Manga … Iberbrit and the administrators for Trampolin, Monzón Abogados.
I look forward … hopefully … to your meaningful and constructive response.
Let us now see whether or not you really do have the “courage” to respond!
Kind regards
Yours sincerely
Andrew Wilford
cc: The Rt. Hon. David Cameron, UK Prime Minister
Alex Brown, British Embassy MADRID
AUN, Alicante
Sean O’Hare, The Daily Telegraph
Michael Cashman MEP
Monzón Abogados
Atencion al Ciudadano; case no. 1533/2009
Buyers For Trampolin Hills
ITV Homes from Hell
Finca Parks Action Group
Email: jlrzapatero@presidencia.gob.es
The Spanish Government
MADRID
Spain
7th August 2011
Dear Sir
This is the third occasion on which I have written to you and maybe it will be third on which I do so without response; nevertheless, given its anticipated “circulation” I feel sure it will not go unnoticed!
I am prompted to write, yet again, after hearing of your Countries continued economic gloom and the fact that you are having to cut short your holiday in order to deal with the crisis … LUCKY YOU … I cannot afford a holiday after having been defrauded of some €250,000.00 by citizens from your Country! Your problem, Sir, is the underlying corruption and fraud which underlies every facet of Spain’s culture. Take a long hard look at the situation you have with CAM Bank … I alerted the Authorities to the extent of the fraud taking place there years ago … AND VERY PUBLICLY AT THAT. CAM Bank HAS BEEN BUILT upon an overall ethos of fraud and corruption for years and you sir have simply allowed it to perpetuate. A fraud based upon the exploitation of largely innocent “Non- Spanish Nationals” in a huge “Property Scam”.
This scam has been allowed to perpetuate by what must undoubtedly be the most dilatory Legal System in the World … one which would be more at home in some of the more corrupt African States. I commenced a fraud action (“Querella Criminal”) against a Developer, Rafael Aguilera and his Company Trampoline Solera, some three years ago for signing a contract with me for the purchase of a property, taking nearly €200K, then in collaboration with CAM Bank arranging a huge fraudulent Mortgage before finally fraudulently selling MY PROPERTY to a third party. In any Country in the World that IS FRAUD but bringing someone to trial in Spain … particularly if they are NOT Spanish citizens … is impossible! You have a law in your Country … LEY57/68 … but does it ever get applied … a law designed to safeguard the deposits of purchasers from an “off-plan” developer. Justice in your Country is impossible and yet here you are “crying” over the state of your Countries “economic crisis” whilst ignoring the underlying problems. Your actions are akin to the treatment of a Headache with Aspirin whilst ignoring the underlying cause … a tumour the size of the combined area of the Spanish Costa’s which requires removal! Apart from Oranges, Olive Oil and Melons the Spanish economy has relied heavily upon Tourism and the Construction industry fuelled by a desire to “entice” overseas Purchasers to but property in Spain. A construction industry based upon greed, corruption and fraud and yet you have the absolute downright nerve to send a Government representative to the UK with the sole intention of organising a “Road Show” to defraud yet more UK residents!
Sadly I think you will fail to appreciate the severity of the concerns voiced here because I suspect that fraud and corruption run through the veins of all Spaniard’s and therefore you too will not appreciate the points that I, together with thousands of others, are trying to make. For sure, had I known way back in 2004 the “cultural level of fraud” which exists in Spain I would NEVER have attempted to purchase a property in Spain or indeed the one I now have on Mallorca! Justice in Spain is an absolute “non-starter” and then … even when the Court appoint an official as they did in the case of the collapse of Trampolin Solera … Monzón Abogados … obtaining an intelligent response to a question is impossible. Sra. Monzón’s sole intention is to drag out her enquiries for as long as possible in order to build up her fees in an attempt to defraud still further thousands of innocent victims from yet another Spanish Property Scam!
So Senor Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, what are you going to do about this? My guess is NOTHING … you have postured about cutting short your holiday but my guess is that this will be a short lived reaction before you return to another bottle of Fundador Brandy before your resignation on, I assume, a lucrative pension from the Spanish Government. My suggestion is that you go now and at least show the world that you want to see your Country recover. As for me I simply want to see Justice in your Courts, the return of my money whilst I rue for the rest of my life the day I purchase ANYTHING in Spain! I have alerted you now for a third time to the extent of the fraud in your country, to the docile nature of your Legal System and to the corruption within both CAM Bank and Monzón Abogados … doubtless you will do nothing but in case you have forgotten what this is really all about I repeat below the text from my letter of March this year:-
I have written to you on a previous occasion sadly to little effect but on searching the Internet I find that not only have you been contacted by many others about the “off-plan” building scandal in Spain … more specifically have you been contacted by many others about the situation with a company in Murcia appearing in several guises … Trampolin Solera, Trampolin Hills, Trampolin Royal Dreams. All of these are separate companies which are interlinked who together, I suspect, with the respective Banks … most notably CAM Bank … have been able to defraud many hundreds of people of their homes and their life savings.
One of the “letters” you have received early this year starts in the following vein:-
“We understand that improving Spain’s economy is proving difficult. We are very sorry about that, but not surprised.
We feel it is necessary to draw your attention to a case which no doubt is keeping European citizens of all nationalities from buying off-plan property anywhere in Spain, and will continue to do so if it is not dealt with in a just and appropriate manner. ….”
The letter then goes on to document a catalogue of errors made by the authorities which have brought many families across Europe to their knees … mine included!
I really wonder whether or not you have any idea of the mammoth scale of the fraud involved … indeed I wonder whether you really care? The Legal system in Spain … a system over which YOU preside … is so lax that I am forced to say “is it any wonder that your own Costa Del Sol is known throughout Europe as the Costa Del Crime”! Criminals in Spain appear not just to survive but to positively flourish in your Country due solely to the dilatory nature and handling by the Courts and the Justice System in Spain.
I take my own situation as a case in point although by NO MEANS isolated. I purchased an “off-plan” property from Trampolin Solera in or around 2004 and over a period of months paid over some 185,000€ leaving a small balance to be paid upon completion. Eventually the property was finished but when my Lawyers checked through the details of the transaction it became clear that a large Mortgage had been taken out with CAM Bank in 2007 which was (a) far in excess of the balance due to be paid (b) taken out against a highly inflated Bank valuation and (c) some +- 2 years AFTER I HAD SIGNED AND AGREED THE CONTRACT! Worse was to follow … the Developer had in fact subsequently sold my property twice and in fact moved the SECOND purchaser into our home … even in Spain this has to be FRAUD!
The Civil Judgment which eventually followed after some two years produced no satisfaction. A second CRIMINAL action was commenced in early 2009 with a “Querella Criminale” being issued against the Developer, Sr. Rafael Aguilera. All of this was two years and in spite of my making two personal visits to the Court number 2 at the Royal Palace of Justice in Murcia and spoken directly to the Judge Miriam Garcia this matter STILL has not been progressed to Trial. In the meantime the Defendant has been able to dissipate all his assets before placing his company Trampolin Solera SL into Administration. The appointed Administrators are Nerea Monzón and Rafael Jiménez from Monzón Abogados in Murcia.
My question of you, Senor, is just what does an innocent victim have to do in order to gain Justice in your Country … I have been defrauded of in excess of 250,000€ including costs ect and all the while the Defendant is able to simply continue enjoying the “spoils” of his crimes whilst continuing to attempt to defraud others. From your point of view, as the President of your Country, perhaps the real concern should be the involvement of the Banks … and in this case CAM Bank … in what is potentially a fraud of over 100,000,000.00€! I would welcome the opportunity of meeting with either yourself or one of your SENIOR advisers in Madrid but in any event I am copying this email to The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, our own Embassy in Madrid, my Lawyers based in La Manga … Iberbrit and the administrators for Trampolin, Monzón Abogados.
I look forward … hopefully … to your meaningful and constructive response.
Let us now see whether or not you really do have the “courage” to respond!
Kind regards
Yours sincerely
Andrew Wilford
cc: The Rt. Hon. David Cameron, UK Prime Minister
Alex Brown, British Embassy MADRID
AUN, Alicante
Sean O’Hare, The Daily Telegraph
Michael Cashman MEP
Monzón Abogados
Atencion al Ciudadano; case no. 1533/2009
Buyers For Trampolin Hills
ITV Homes from Hell
Finca Parks Action Group
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The mayor of Campos del Rio refuses to consider claims
As a reply to our claims of refunds to the town hall of Campos del Rio, we finally received a certified letter. The mayor says he will NOT take into consideration our claims and that he will inform the council about his decision in their next meeting. He also says that we can appeal, which we certainly will. The decision regards whether or not our claims will be considered and is NOT an answer to our claims or requests for clarifications. In our opinion, this is just yet another example to show how lack of proper management and faulty administration on behalf of the town hall is causing unnecessary delays and further grievances to the buyers.
We might add that the new mayor as of the May 22. elections will be Miguel Buendia, whereas this reply is signed by the current mayor, Miguel Navarro Romero.
We might add that the new mayor as of the May 22. elections will be Miguel Buendia, whereas this reply is signed by the current mayor, Miguel Navarro Romero.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Stop the Spanish Property Roadshow
Just like me, I’m sure you’re appalled at the insulting cheek of the Spanish Government in sending Sr. Jose Blanco, the Spanish Development Minister (El Ministro de Fomento), around Europe ‘encouraging’ buyers of property abroad to start buying again in Spain . As long as they continue to misappropriate our monies, and betray our goodwill and trust they should not be allowed to set foot in the UK on such a touting-for-business mission.
Please would you help me to circulate information about the petition I’ve set up at this link:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-the-spanish-property-roadshow-open-letter-to-davi.html
It is a short, swift web-petition and is in the form of an Open Letter to David Lidington, Minister for Europe in our present coalition Government, and will be open for signatures to be added for one month only.
If you are in agreement with the letter please add your name. All that is required is a name - plus your e-address which will NOT be published. If you wish you can add in which area of the country you are living and there is a comment box if you want to say anything else, but those extras are entirely optional. You can also remain anonymous but it will be a stronger petition if you do give a name. If you are a couple please add both names.
I hope you will support this petition and tell others about it too. We have to move fast on it so please act quickly.
Thanks everyone.
For more on David Lidington see: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/who-we-are/our-ministers/david-lidington and
http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/roller/lidington/entry/beating_the_drum_for_british
ruth
Please would you help me to circulate information about the petition I’ve set up at this link:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-the-spanish-property-roadshow-open-letter-to-davi.html
It is a short, swift web-petition and is in the form of an Open Letter to David Lidington, Minister for Europe in our present coalition Government, and will be open for signatures to be added for one month only.
If you are in agreement with the letter please add your name. All that is required is a name - plus your e-address which will NOT be published. If you wish you can add in which area of the country you are living and there is a comment box if you want to say anything else, but those extras are entirely optional. You can also remain anonymous but it will be a stronger petition if you do give a name. If you are a couple please add both names.
I hope you will support this petition and tell others about it too. We have to move fast on it so please act quickly.
Thanks everyone.
For more on David Lidington see: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/who-we-are/our-ministers/david-lidington and
http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/roller/lidington/entry/beating_the_drum_for_british
ruth
Monday, April 18, 2011
HAPPY EASTER
We wish you all a very happy Easter holiday and and wish also to thank the Spanish head of government for the reply we have received from them, after sending them a copy of our petition to the local authorities in Campos del Rio. Anyone interested can email us for a copy of the letter.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Mr. Zapatero and Spain's economy
Some of us still remember the real estate boom in Spain as the good times when pensioners from all over Europe settled all along Spain’s Mediterranean Coast, creating much activity and new jobs in the real estate and building sectors and new markets for all sorts of other services and activities.
Now, as Mr. Zapatero, along with the rest of Spain’s government, is struggling to get over a crisis which seems like an economic quagmire, the boom we saw just a few years ago seems unreal.
But it was real. And why shouldn’t pensioners move to sunny Spain and settle there to relax and enjoy their retirement? Well, this is where the property scandals like Trampolin Hills and many others play a key role. It should not be so difficult for Spain’s government to understand that as soon as they show it is safe to buy property in Spain, we might very well get a new boom, and the ghost towns of unsold property all along the coast might be filled with happy pensioners, busy spending their pensions buying Spanish services and goods.
Mr. Zapatero should understand that the first step to improving Spain’s economy is showing it is safe to buy property in Spain, and that buyers do not risk losing their hard earned life savings because the company suddenly goes bankrupt or the authorities suddenly decide to demolish your home after finding the building permit they issued to be invalid.
As Marta Andreasen points out (see link): “We want a solution now“.
If you, as a buyer of property in Trampolin Hills, wish to, with all due respect, draw to Mr. Zapatero’s attention the importance of showing that buying property in Spain is safe, then you can write to the following email address: jlrzapatero@presidencia.gob.es
Now, as Mr. Zapatero, along with the rest of Spain’s government, is struggling to get over a crisis which seems like an economic quagmire, the boom we saw just a few years ago seems unreal.
But it was real. And why shouldn’t pensioners move to sunny Spain and settle there to relax and enjoy their retirement? Well, this is where the property scandals like Trampolin Hills and many others play a key role. It should not be so difficult for Spain’s government to understand that as soon as they show it is safe to buy property in Spain, we might very well get a new boom, and the ghost towns of unsold property all along the coast might be filled with happy pensioners, busy spending their pensions buying Spanish services and goods.
Mr. Zapatero should understand that the first step to improving Spain’s economy is showing it is safe to buy property in Spain, and that buyers do not risk losing their hard earned life savings because the company suddenly goes bankrupt or the authorities suddenly decide to demolish your home after finding the building permit they issued to be invalid.
As Marta Andreasen points out (see link): “We want a solution now“.
If you, as a buyer of property in Trampolin Hills, wish to, with all due respect, draw to Mr. Zapatero’s attention the importance of showing that buying property in Spain is safe, then you can write to the following email address: jlrzapatero@presidencia.gob.es
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Refunds claimed from the Town Hall of Campos del Rio
Marzo, 2011
Al Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río
Avda. Constitución nº 11
30191 Campos del Río
Murcia
España
I. Pido que se comprueben y/o que se confirmen los siguientes
HECHOS ANTECEDENTES:
2004, Noviembre:
Se solicita la recalificación de un terreno de más de 1 200 000 m2 en el municipio de Campos del Río, Murcia.
2005, Mayo:
El Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río aprueba un convenio urbanístico entre el Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río y la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S. L. para la construcción de unas 2200 viviendas alrededor de un campo de golf.
2006, Julio:
El Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río aprueba la modificación de las Normas Subsidiarias de Planeamiento Municipal que afecta al terreno de Trampolín Hills.
2007, Septiembre:
La oposición niega al alcalde el derecho de votar sobre la aprobación del proyecto, por su participación como agente inmobiliario en las ventas de algunas de las viviendas en Trampolín Hills Golf Resort.
2008, Enero:
El alcalde de Campos del Río, Miguel Navarro, pide públicamente que la oposición vote a favor de la aprobación del proyecto, insistiendo que traerá grandes beneficios a la comunidad y que la oposición no tiene motivos para mantener su actitud negativa.
Abril:
La oposición, liderada por Miguel Buendía, denuncia al alcalde y su partido por faltas en las tramites de aprobación de unas modificaciones del plan parcial de Trampolin Hills, supuestamente en espera a que el derecho de votar por parte del alcalde quedará renovado, 2 años después de sus últimos negocios con la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L.
Mayo:
Un auto dictado en el Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo número 1 de Murcia por José Miñarro García advierte de la responsabilidad por parte del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río si el proyecto fallara por causa de la gestión, o falta de gestión por parte del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río: «de producirse, en hipótesis, un perjuicio masivo a particulares, la responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración sería evidente por tolerar el Ayuntamiento (no sólo el Grupo de Gobierno) la construcción y venta de propiedades a particulares, de forma ostensible y con abundantísima publicidad sin la pertinente autorización administrativa».
Octubre:
El Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río se decide a favor del derecho de votar del alcalde.
2009, Enero:
El Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río aprueba el proyecto.
Febrero:
La Comunidad de Murcia aprueba el proyecto, sujeto a unas modificaciones necesarias.
Noviembre:
El Juzgado de lo Mercantil 2 de Murcia declara el concurso necesario de la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L.; el Concurso Ordinario 20/09. Tras el concurso, el alcalde y el concejal de urbanismo aparecen en una reunión de compradores prometiendo que se aprobará la recalificación del terreno dentro de un plazo de un mes.
2010, Marzo:
El Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo número 1 de Murcia declara nulo el convenio urbanístico entre el Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río y la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L., aprobado en 2005.
Hemos visto que el Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río no ha finalizado satisfactoriamente los trámites puestos en marcha en 2004; entre ellos la recalificación del terreno. Por los muy graves retrasos y faltas en la gestión por parte del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río, la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L. no ha podido cumplir con los contratos de compraventa de viviendas firmados con los compradores.
II. Como comprador de una vivienda en Trampolín Hills Golf Resort, que aún no se ha podido construir, pido que el
AYUNTAMIENTO DE CAMPOS DEL RÍO
admite en trámite esta solicitud, donde reclamo la responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración y solicito la indemnización pertinente por parte de la Administración, equivalente al importe pagado por mi a la empresa como deposito y pago, para mi vivienda en Trampolín Hills, más los intereses según las tarifas vigentes.
Espero vuestras noticias muy atentamente,
Al Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río
Avda. Constitución nº 11
30191 Campos del Río
Murcia
España
I. Pido que se comprueben y/o que se confirmen los siguientes
HECHOS ANTECEDENTES:
2004, Noviembre:
Se solicita la recalificación de un terreno de más de 1 200 000 m2 en el municipio de Campos del Río, Murcia.
2005, Mayo:
El Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río aprueba un convenio urbanístico entre el Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río y la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S. L. para la construcción de unas 2200 viviendas alrededor de un campo de golf.
2006, Julio:
El Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río aprueba la modificación de las Normas Subsidiarias de Planeamiento Municipal que afecta al terreno de Trampolín Hills.
2007, Septiembre:
La oposición niega al alcalde el derecho de votar sobre la aprobación del proyecto, por su participación como agente inmobiliario en las ventas de algunas de las viviendas en Trampolín Hills Golf Resort.
2008, Enero:
El alcalde de Campos del Río, Miguel Navarro, pide públicamente que la oposición vote a favor de la aprobación del proyecto, insistiendo que traerá grandes beneficios a la comunidad y que la oposición no tiene motivos para mantener su actitud negativa.
Abril:
La oposición, liderada por Miguel Buendía, denuncia al alcalde y su partido por faltas en las tramites de aprobación de unas modificaciones del plan parcial de Trampolin Hills, supuestamente en espera a que el derecho de votar por parte del alcalde quedará renovado, 2 años después de sus últimos negocios con la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L.
Mayo:
Un auto dictado en el Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo número 1 de Murcia por José Miñarro García advierte de la responsabilidad por parte del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río si el proyecto fallara por causa de la gestión, o falta de gestión por parte del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río: «de producirse, en hipótesis, un perjuicio masivo a particulares, la responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración sería evidente por tolerar el Ayuntamiento (no sólo el Grupo de Gobierno) la construcción y venta de propiedades a particulares, de forma ostensible y con abundantísima publicidad sin la pertinente autorización administrativa».
Octubre:
El Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río se decide a favor del derecho de votar del alcalde.
2009, Enero:
El Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río aprueba el proyecto.
Febrero:
La Comunidad de Murcia aprueba el proyecto, sujeto a unas modificaciones necesarias.
Noviembre:
El Juzgado de lo Mercantil 2 de Murcia declara el concurso necesario de la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L.; el Concurso Ordinario 20/09. Tras el concurso, el alcalde y el concejal de urbanismo aparecen en una reunión de compradores prometiendo que se aprobará la recalificación del terreno dentro de un plazo de un mes.
2010, Marzo:
El Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo número 1 de Murcia declara nulo el convenio urbanístico entre el Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río y la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L., aprobado en 2005.
Hemos visto que el Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río no ha finalizado satisfactoriamente los trámites puestos en marcha en 2004; entre ellos la recalificación del terreno. Por los muy graves retrasos y faltas en la gestión por parte del Ayuntamiento de Campos del Río, la empresa Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L. no ha podido cumplir con los contratos de compraventa de viviendas firmados con los compradores.
II. Como comprador de una vivienda en Trampolín Hills Golf Resort, que aún no se ha podido construir, pido que el
AYUNTAMIENTO DE CAMPOS DEL RÍO
admite en trámite esta solicitud, donde reclamo la responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración y solicito la indemnización pertinente por parte de la Administración, equivalente al importe pagado por mi a la empresa como deposito y pago, para mi vivienda en Trampolín Hills, más los intereses según las tarifas vigentes.
Espero vuestras noticias muy atentamente,
Friday, March 4, 2011
Open Letter to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of Spain
The Spanish Government
MADRID
Spain
4th March 2011
Dear Sir
I have written to you on a previous occasion sadly to little effect but on searching the Internet I find that not only have you been contacted by many others about the “off-plan” building scandal in Spain … more specifically have you been contacted by many others about the situation with a company in Murcia appearing in several guises … Trampolin Solera, Trampolin Hills, Trampolin Royal Dreams. All of these are separate companies which are interlinked who together, I suspect, with the respective Banks … most notably CAM Bank … have been able to defraud many hundreds of people of their homes and their life savings.
One of the “letters” you have received early this year starts in the following vein:-
“We understand that improving Spain’s economy is proving difficult. We are very sorry about that, but not surprised.
We feel it is necessary to draw your attention to a case which no doubt is keeping European citizens of all nationalities from buying off-plan property anywhere in Spain, and will continue to do so if it is not dealt with in a just and appropriate manner. ….”
The letter then goes on to document a catalogue of errors made by the authorities which have brought many families across Europe to their knees … mine included!
I really wonder whether or not you have any idea of the mammoth scale of the fraud involved … indeed I wonder whether you really care? The Legal system in Spain … a system over which YOU preside … is so lax that I am forced to say “is it any wonder that your own Costa Del Sol is known throughout Europe as the Costa Del Crime”! Criminals in Spain appear not just to survive but to positively flourish in your Country due solely to the dilatory nature and handling by the Courts and the Justice System in Spain.
I take my own situation as a case in point although by NO MEANS isolated. I purchased an “off-plan” property from Trampolin Solera in or around 2004 and over a period of months paid over some 185,000€ leaving a small balance to be paid upon completion. Eventually the property was finished but when my Lawyers checked through the details of the transaction it became clear that a large Mortgage had been taken out with CAM Bank in 2007 which was (a) far in excess of the balance due to be paid (b) taken out against a highly inflated Bank valuation and (c) some +- 2 years AFTER I HAD SIGNED AND AGREED THE CONTRACT! Worse was to follow … the Developer had in fact subsequently sold my property twice and in fact moved the SECOND purchaser into our home … even in Spain this has to be FRAUD!
The Civil Judgment which eventually followed after some two years produced no satisfaction. A second CRIMINAL action was commenced in early 2009 with a “Querella Criminale” being issued against the Developer, Sr. Rafael Aguilera. All of this was two years and in spite of my making two personal visits to the Court number 2 at the Royal Palace of Justice in Murcia and spoken directly to the Judge Miriam Garcia this matter STILL has not been progressed to Trial. In the meantime the Defendant has been able to dissipate all his assets before placing his company Trampolin Solera SL into Administration. The appointed Administrators are Nerea Monzón and Rafael Jiménez from Monzón Abogados in Murcia.
My question of you, Senor, is just what does an innocent victim have to do in order to gain Justice in your Country … I have been defrauded of in excess of 250,000€ including costs ect and all the while the Defendant is able to simply continue enjoying the “spoils” of his crimes whilst continuing to attempt to defraud others. From your point of view, as the President of your Country, perhaps the real concern should be the involvement of the Banks … and in this case CAM Bank … in what is potentially a fraud of over 100,000,000.00€! I would welcome the opportunity of meeting with either yourself or one of your SENIOR advisers in Madrid but in any event I am copying this email to The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, our own Embassy in Madrid, my Lawyers based in La Manga … Iberbrit and the administrators for Trampolin, Monzón Abogados.
I look forward … hopefully … to your meaningful and constructive response.
Kind regards
MADRID
Spain
4th March 2011
Dear Sir
I have written to you on a previous occasion sadly to little effect but on searching the Internet I find that not only have you been contacted by many others about the “off-plan” building scandal in Spain … more specifically have you been contacted by many others about the situation with a company in Murcia appearing in several guises … Trampolin Solera, Trampolin Hills, Trampolin Royal Dreams. All of these are separate companies which are interlinked who together, I suspect, with the respective Banks … most notably CAM Bank … have been able to defraud many hundreds of people of their homes and their life savings.
One of the “letters” you have received early this year starts in the following vein:-
“We understand that improving Spain’s economy is proving difficult. We are very sorry about that, but not surprised.
We feel it is necessary to draw your attention to a case which no doubt is keeping European citizens of all nationalities from buying off-plan property anywhere in Spain, and will continue to do so if it is not dealt with in a just and appropriate manner. ….”
The letter then goes on to document a catalogue of errors made by the authorities which have brought many families across Europe to their knees … mine included!
I really wonder whether or not you have any idea of the mammoth scale of the fraud involved … indeed I wonder whether you really care? The Legal system in Spain … a system over which YOU preside … is so lax that I am forced to say “is it any wonder that your own Costa Del Sol is known throughout Europe as the Costa Del Crime”! Criminals in Spain appear not just to survive but to positively flourish in your Country due solely to the dilatory nature and handling by the Courts and the Justice System in Spain.
I take my own situation as a case in point although by NO MEANS isolated. I purchased an “off-plan” property from Trampolin Solera in or around 2004 and over a period of months paid over some 185,000€ leaving a small balance to be paid upon completion. Eventually the property was finished but when my Lawyers checked through the details of the transaction it became clear that a large Mortgage had been taken out with CAM Bank in 2007 which was (a) far in excess of the balance due to be paid (b) taken out against a highly inflated Bank valuation and (c) some +- 2 years AFTER I HAD SIGNED AND AGREED THE CONTRACT! Worse was to follow … the Developer had in fact subsequently sold my property twice and in fact moved the SECOND purchaser into our home … even in Spain this has to be FRAUD!
The Civil Judgment which eventually followed after some two years produced no satisfaction. A second CRIMINAL action was commenced in early 2009 with a “Querella Criminale” being issued against the Developer, Sr. Rafael Aguilera. All of this was two years and in spite of my making two personal visits to the Court number 2 at the Royal Palace of Justice in Murcia and spoken directly to the Judge Miriam Garcia this matter STILL has not been progressed to Trial. In the meantime the Defendant has been able to dissipate all his assets before placing his company Trampolin Solera SL into Administration. The appointed Administrators are Nerea Monzón and Rafael Jiménez from Monzón Abogados in Murcia.
My question of you, Senor, is just what does an innocent victim have to do in order to gain Justice in your Country … I have been defrauded of in excess of 250,000€ including costs ect and all the while the Defendant is able to simply continue enjoying the “spoils” of his crimes whilst continuing to attempt to defraud others. From your point of view, as the President of your Country, perhaps the real concern should be the involvement of the Banks … and in this case CAM Bank … in what is potentially a fraud of over 100,000,000.00€! I would welcome the opportunity of meeting with either yourself or one of your SENIOR advisers in Madrid but in any event I am copying this email to The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, our own Embassy in Madrid, my Lawyers based in La Manga … Iberbrit and the administrators for Trampolin, Monzón Abogados.
I look forward … hopefully … to your meaningful and constructive response.
Kind regards
Monday, February 21, 2011
An open letter to Mr. Aguilera
Dear Mr. Rafael Aguilera,
We are buyers from Trampolin Hills and Trampolin Royal Dreams who would like to know your opinion on the situation of Solera El Trampolin S.L., both in its own right and as a company which guaranteed many of the Trampolin Hills contracts. We have contacted the court "Juzgado Mercantil número dos de Murcia", and have been informed that it is possible for bankrupt companies to sign an agreement with the Bankruptcy Trustees, thus avoiding a liquidation of the assets which most certainly will result in great losses for the buyers. Such an agreement might imply, for example, the building of the urbanizations, with financial aid and the due licenses and approvals promised by the town hall of Campos del Río. This seems like a feasible way of avoiding great financial damage to your clients. We would therefore like to know if you see this as a possibility, both for Trampolin Hills and Trampolin Royal Dreams.
We are buyers from Trampolin Hills and Trampolin Royal Dreams who would like to know your opinion on the situation of Solera El Trampolin S.L., both in its own right and as a company which guaranteed many of the Trampolin Hills contracts. We have contacted the court "Juzgado Mercantil número dos de Murcia", and have been informed that it is possible for bankrupt companies to sign an agreement with the Bankruptcy Trustees, thus avoiding a liquidation of the assets which most certainly will result in great losses for the buyers. Such an agreement might imply, for example, the building of the urbanizations, with financial aid and the due licenses and approvals promised by the town hall of Campos del Río. This seems like a feasible way of avoiding great financial damage to your clients. We would therefore like to know if you see this as a possibility, both for Trampolin Hills and Trampolin Royal Dreams.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Solera El Trampolin bankrupt
Another company in the Trampolin Group, Solera El Trampolin S.L., has entered into voluntary bankruptcy proceedings, as of this month. Buyers of properties from this company at ‘Trampolín Royal Dreams’, in Albuideite, might want to contact the Bankruptcy Trustees, who were appointed on the 17.01.2011, and whose names, according to "La Verdad" (see link) are Nerea Monzón and Rafael Jiménez. It is also advisable for buyers to contact the court; Juzgado de lo Mercantil número 2 de Murcia, Avda 1º de Mayo, 1, Edf. "Torres Azules", 4º
30006-Murcia, Spain (see previous post for phone numbers). This should be done without any delay so that you can lodge your claims and be included in the list of creditors. This bankruptcy also affects Trampolin Hills buyers whose contracts were guaranteed by Solera El Trampolin.
30006-Murcia, Spain (see previous post for phone numbers). This should be done without any delay so that you can lodge your claims and be included in the list of creditors. This bankruptcy also affects Trampolin Hills buyers whose contracts were guaranteed by Solera El Trampolin.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
A letter from another buyer
Dear Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,
We understand that improving Spain’s economy is proving difficult. We are very sorry about that, but not surprised.
We feel it is necessary to draw your attention to a case which no doubt is keeping European citizens of all nationalities from buying off-plan property anywhere in Spain, and will continue to do so if it is not dealt with in a just and appropriate manner.
The following is a brief summary of what has happened so far, affecting some 2000 families; the buyers of properties at Trampolin Hills, Campos del Rio, Murcia.
2004
November: The reclassification of over 1 200 000 m2 of land is applied for in Campos del Rio, Murcia; a low-populated inland municipality with just over 2000 inhabitants in an area of 47.29 km2.
2005
January: The company Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L. is formed.
May: An official agreement to allow for the building of 2200 homes surrounding a golf course is approved by the local authorities
June: A publicity campaign launched by the company leads to the first off-plan sales contracts in phase I of the resort, planned to be finished in 2008. During the next 2 years, most of the planned homes, between 1500 and 2000, are sold to buyers from different parts of Europe, each paying significant deposits of up to 100 000 € pr. home. A total of some 50 000 000 € is paid as deposits.
2006
July: A modification of the agreement is approved by the local authorities, against the protests of the opposition, who claim they have appealed the initial approval.
2007
September: The opposition denies the mayor his right to vote regarding the approval of the project, because of his dealings with the company as an estate agent.
2008
January: The Mayor of Campos del Rio, Miguel Navarro, publicly begs the opposition to vote in favour of the project. He insists it is of great benefit for the community and that the opposition have not given any reasons for their disapproval.
April: The opposition, led by Miguel Buendía, denounces the mayor and his party for deliberately delaying the procedures, awaiting the mayor’s right to vote, which will be renewed 2 years after his last dealings with the company.
May: A court decision by Judge José Miñarro García suggests the municipality is liable to pay the buyers sums equivalent of their deposits, as well as compensate the company, because of the delays.
June: The first complaints from buyers whose homes should have been finished reach the courts.
October: Local authorities decide in favour of the mayor’s right to vote.
November: The Trampolin Company denounces the mayor and other officials because of the delays.
2009
January: The local authorities approve the project.
February: The Community of Murcia approves the project, on conditions that a series of modifications are made. The following months, the project is sent back and forth between offices to have the modifications obtained and approved.
November: A court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil 2 de Murcia) declares the necessary bankruptcy proceedings (Concurso Ordinario 20/09) of the Trampolin company, apparently based on a 30 000 € debt to another company.
December: Some of the buyers are notified by mail that they should present their contracts to be admitted as creditors, after the deadline has expired. The mayor appears in public at a gathering of buyers and media, promising the approval of the reclassification of the land the following month.
2010
March: The official agreement approved in May 2005 is declared null and void by a judge as a response to the appeal by the opposition on the approval. The full circle has been made and we seem to be back to square one on this issue.
A report issued by the Bankruptcy Trustees estimates the value of the Trampolin Hills land to be more than 69 million €, despite the recent court ruling. This report is challenged by 47 of the creditors.
This summary shows that Spanish authorities so far have been sitting comfortably back watching buyers despair while a small handful of local politicians let their concerns for their own personal rivalries and benefits completely overshadow their concerns for the thousands of individuals seriously affected by their decisions, including the families who are still waiting for their homes as well as those who have lost their jobs. We, the buyers have deposited our hard earned life savings in Campos del Rio along with our trust in Spain as a modern EU country which takes her obligations towards the buyers seriously.
You are in a position to advise the authorities of Murcia, since this case is causing a negative effect reaching far beyond Murcia. If the loss of buyer’s deposits is not prevented, European citizens will understand quite plainly that buying property in Spain is equal to putting their entire savings at great risk, which, of course, nobody is willing to do. Please do not underestimate the importance of European citizens for Spain´s economy.
Whether or not Spain can hope for an improvement in the real estate and building sectors some time in the future depends on how this issue is dealt with now. The first step to improving Spain’s economy is showing it is safe to buy property in Spain. We are still waiting for our homes. If they can not be built, we would like a full refund of our deposits, so we can buy elsewhere.
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous 2011,
a buyer of property at Trampolin Hills
We understand that improving Spain’s economy is proving difficult. We are very sorry about that, but not surprised.
We feel it is necessary to draw your attention to a case which no doubt is keeping European citizens of all nationalities from buying off-plan property anywhere in Spain, and will continue to do so if it is not dealt with in a just and appropriate manner.
The following is a brief summary of what has happened so far, affecting some 2000 families; the buyers of properties at Trampolin Hills, Campos del Rio, Murcia.
2004
November: The reclassification of over 1 200 000 m2 of land is applied for in Campos del Rio, Murcia; a low-populated inland municipality with just over 2000 inhabitants in an area of 47.29 km2.
2005
January: The company Trampolín Hills Golf Resort S.L. is formed.
May: An official agreement to allow for the building of 2200 homes surrounding a golf course is approved by the local authorities
June: A publicity campaign launched by the company leads to the first off-plan sales contracts in phase I of the resort, planned to be finished in 2008. During the next 2 years, most of the planned homes, between 1500 and 2000, are sold to buyers from different parts of Europe, each paying significant deposits of up to 100 000 € pr. home. A total of some 50 000 000 € is paid as deposits.
2006
July: A modification of the agreement is approved by the local authorities, against the protests of the opposition, who claim they have appealed the initial approval.
2007
September: The opposition denies the mayor his right to vote regarding the approval of the project, because of his dealings with the company as an estate agent.
2008
January: The Mayor of Campos del Rio, Miguel Navarro, publicly begs the opposition to vote in favour of the project. He insists it is of great benefit for the community and that the opposition have not given any reasons for their disapproval.
April: The opposition, led by Miguel Buendía, denounces the mayor and his party for deliberately delaying the procedures, awaiting the mayor’s right to vote, which will be renewed 2 years after his last dealings with the company.
May: A court decision by Judge José Miñarro García suggests the municipality is liable to pay the buyers sums equivalent of their deposits, as well as compensate the company, because of the delays.
June: The first complaints from buyers whose homes should have been finished reach the courts.
October: Local authorities decide in favour of the mayor’s right to vote.
November: The Trampolin Company denounces the mayor and other officials because of the delays.
2009
January: The local authorities approve the project.
February: The Community of Murcia approves the project, on conditions that a series of modifications are made. The following months, the project is sent back and forth between offices to have the modifications obtained and approved.
November: A court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil 2 de Murcia) declares the necessary bankruptcy proceedings (Concurso Ordinario 20/09) of the Trampolin company, apparently based on a 30 000 € debt to another company.
December: Some of the buyers are notified by mail that they should present their contracts to be admitted as creditors, after the deadline has expired. The mayor appears in public at a gathering of buyers and media, promising the approval of the reclassification of the land the following month.
2010
March: The official agreement approved in May 2005 is declared null and void by a judge as a response to the appeal by the opposition on the approval. The full circle has been made and we seem to be back to square one on this issue.
A report issued by the Bankruptcy Trustees estimates the value of the Trampolin Hills land to be more than 69 million €, despite the recent court ruling. This report is challenged by 47 of the creditors.
This summary shows that Spanish authorities so far have been sitting comfortably back watching buyers despair while a small handful of local politicians let their concerns for their own personal rivalries and benefits completely overshadow their concerns for the thousands of individuals seriously affected by their decisions, including the families who are still waiting for their homes as well as those who have lost their jobs. We, the buyers have deposited our hard earned life savings in Campos del Rio along with our trust in Spain as a modern EU country which takes her obligations towards the buyers seriously.
You are in a position to advise the authorities of Murcia, since this case is causing a negative effect reaching far beyond Murcia. If the loss of buyer’s deposits is not prevented, European citizens will understand quite plainly that buying property in Spain is equal to putting their entire savings at great risk, which, of course, nobody is willing to do. Please do not underestimate the importance of European citizens for Spain´s economy.
Whether or not Spain can hope for an improvement in the real estate and building sectors some time in the future depends on how this issue is dealt with now. The first step to improving Spain’s economy is showing it is safe to buy property in Spain. We are still waiting for our homes. If they can not be built, we would like a full refund of our deposits, so we can buy elsewhere.
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous 2011,
a buyer of property at Trampolin Hills
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
A letter from a buyer
Hola D. Mr. Zapatero
You must be aware of the gigantic fraud that has robbed so many people of their life savings perpetrated by the Directors of the Trampolin Hills Golf Resort Company. In excess of 50 million Euros has gone missing and no-one seems to care. I have lost 56000 Euros which I paid as a deposit on a new apartment. This has never been built and my subsequent Court action is still awaiting a hearing after over two years.
I have been in touch with my Euro MP Hon MacMillan -Smith and my local UK MP but it is the Spanish Government that is letting everybody down by not taking any action.
How can you instil any confidence in your property market without taking action? Surely you want people to buy property in Spain, to spend money in Spain and enjoy the Spanish life style?
The only way people will stop quitting your country is if they see that you support your property market and put a stop to all the unfairness and illegal activity that still goes on.
You must be aware of the gigantic fraud that has robbed so many people of their life savings perpetrated by the Directors of the Trampolin Hills Golf Resort Company. In excess of 50 million Euros has gone missing and no-one seems to care. I have lost 56000 Euros which I paid as a deposit on a new apartment. This has never been built and my subsequent Court action is still awaiting a hearing after over two years.
I have been in touch with my Euro MP Hon MacMillan -Smith and my local UK MP but it is the Spanish Government that is letting everybody down by not taking any action.
How can you instil any confidence in your property market without taking action? Surely you want people to buy property in Spain, to spend money in Spain and enjoy the Spanish life style?
The only way people will stop quitting your country is if they see that you support your property market and put a stop to all the unfairness and illegal activity that still goes on.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Mr. Zapatero and Spain's economy
Some of us still remember the real estate boom in Spain as the good times when pensioners from all over Europe settled all along Spain’s Mediterranean Coast, creating much activity and new jobs in the real estate and building sectors and new markets for all sorts of other services and activities.
Now, as Mr. Zapatero, along with the rest of Spain’s government, is struggling to get over a crisis which seems like an economic quagmire, the boom we saw just a few years ago seems unreal.
But it was real. And why shouldn’t pensioners move to sunny Spain and settle there to relax and enjoy their retirement? Well, this is where the property scandals like Trampolin Hills and many others play a key role. It should not be so difficult for Spain’s government to understand that as soon as they show it is safe to buy property in Spain, we might very well get a new boom, and the ghost towns of unsold property all along the coast might be filled with happy pensioners, busy spending their pensions buying Spanish services and goods.
Mr. Zapatero should understand that the first step to improving Spain’s economy is showing it is safe to buy property in Spain, and that buyers do not risk losing their hard earned life savings because the company suddenly goes bankrupt or the authorities suddenly decide to demolish your home after finding the building permit they issued to be invalid.
As Marta Andreasen points out (see link): “We want a solution now“.
If you, as a buyer of property in Trampolin Hills, wish to, with all due respect, draw to Mr. Zapatero’s attention the importance of showing that buying property in Spain is safe, then you can write to the following email address: jlrzapatero@presidencia.gob.es
Now, as Mr. Zapatero, along with the rest of Spain’s government, is struggling to get over a crisis which seems like an economic quagmire, the boom we saw just a few years ago seems unreal.
But it was real. And why shouldn’t pensioners move to sunny Spain and settle there to relax and enjoy their retirement? Well, this is where the property scandals like Trampolin Hills and many others play a key role. It should not be so difficult for Spain’s government to understand that as soon as they show it is safe to buy property in Spain, we might very well get a new boom, and the ghost towns of unsold property all along the coast might be filled with happy pensioners, busy spending their pensions buying Spanish services and goods.
Mr. Zapatero should understand that the first step to improving Spain’s economy is showing it is safe to buy property in Spain, and that buyers do not risk losing their hard earned life savings because the company suddenly goes bankrupt or the authorities suddenly decide to demolish your home after finding the building permit they issued to be invalid.
As Marta Andreasen points out (see link): “We want a solution now“.
If you, as a buyer of property in Trampolin Hills, wish to, with all due respect, draw to Mr. Zapatero’s attention the importance of showing that buying property in Spain is safe, then you can write to the following email address: jlrzapatero@presidencia.gob.es
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Since our last post we have phoned the court and were given the following news.
They are still dealing with the 47 challenges to the report issued for Easter by the Bankruptcy Trustees. They estimate this to take another 6 months or so. The next step will then be for the Trustees to issue a new and final report, which will state whether to liquidate assets, which implies selling off all property, or to sign an agreement, which might imply whatever the agreement states. This agreement could be presented either by creditors representing a majority of the outstanding sums or by the Directors of the Trampolin Company. The decision based on this final report can not be appealed. Happy New Year!
They are still dealing with the 47 challenges to the report issued for Easter by the Bankruptcy Trustees. They estimate this to take another 6 months or so. The next step will then be for the Trustees to issue a new and final report, which will state whether to liquidate assets, which implies selling off all property, or to sign an agreement, which might imply whatever the agreement states. This agreement could be presented either by creditors representing a majority of the outstanding sums or by the Directors of the Trampolin Company. The decision based on this final report can not be appealed. Happy New Year!
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