It first appeared as an article in a Huelva newspaper reporting that a no of Spanish residents of CE had got up a petition. I think reference was also made to the failed legal action of some years back. The post was originally by Catherine R but at the time did not give the numbers. Of course what the Ayuntamiento are doing is perfectly legal within the law of horizontal property. It is more than a double whammy though since Cadastral values for old Ayamonte have not been revised for many years and CE ARE UPDATED VALUES AT THE HEIGHT OF THE BOOM OF 8 YEARS AGO. It is estimated that like for like properties CE/Ayamonte pay 2x Ayamonte IBI. This plus EUC really helps the town hall with their €44m debt. If the sale of the GC is not sorted soon I can see that when it happens the debt to the EUC will be folded into the IBI debt and CE will see no benefit.

I shall fill you in on Thursday on a LLL it is long and complex but you “won’t believe it”!

It’s all a joke, a bad joke and we Esurians are the butt of it, but hey I always quote you “ one house two countries, magnificent beaches, amazing variety of food and the best company you can keep”. Life is good to us oldies!

Hi, sorry to hijack the thread but may I ask a question of Esuri residents? Knowing what you know now, would you still buy in Costa Esuri?

Yes, however between then and now there have been some amazing bargains that would have seriously temptedv me.

Thank you John. Obviously we are thinking of Esuri but I have to admit having some doubts after reading some of the historical posts.

Thank you Kath, I appreciate all of your help.

Again, thank you Mike.
can anyone tell me the approximate monthly charges? Not gas, electricity etc, just the condo charges etc.

Hi Erictheking

Just thought I would add a few thoughts on Esuri. It is not just Costa Esuri you would be buying into it is the whole area. A friend who also has a place here but lives in Brussels always says “one home, two countries” and this is so true. Our nearest restaurant is in fact in Portugal. The tiny village of Monte Francisco has five eating establishments and you will not believe the prices. The quality of the fish dishes is super. In Ayamonte there is one restaurant which could some day get a Michelin star and several tapas bars that are as good as any around.

The beaches from the west coast of Portugal to tip of Gibraltar are superb many of them blue flag. To sit on the cliff top at Pria Verde as the sun sets you could believe you were in the Bahamas. A December morning coffee on the beach at Isla Canela your own 7km beach and not another person in sight. Working fishing ports aside from Ayamonte within 15mins are Isla Cristina and Monte Gordo different techniques but fascinating to watch.

And when you want your away weekend in spring and autumn you have an abundance of world heritage sites to choose from all within a 2-3hr drive or short cheap internal flight. Lisbon, Porto, Sevilla, Córdoba, Madrid (2hrs on the train) Barcelona and many many more.

P.S. There is also golf lots of golf of all styles and qualities.

That sounds idyllic, thank you John.

Good questions well presented! However we are no nearer in removing the EUC charge in fact I am beginning to think that the way this mayor is setting things up the EUC charge will never be removed.

The previous regime had run the council for 40yrs so this council is the first change for 2 generations. In the early 2000s Ayamonte was said to be the richest council in Spain with all the money coming in from developments at Canela and Esuri and others. The new mayor said when he assumed control the debt was €44m where did all the money go? Yes I don’t think they will hurry to re value but there are rules that they should.