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

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Yes. There have been lots of problems but we still love it here. Kath

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Thank you Kath, I appreciate all of your help.

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Originally Posted by erictheking7 (Post 12571725)

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?

Absolutely. Don't take too much notice of the moaning about the EUC , it makes very little difference to the quality of life here - which is great. Yes, we would buy again ( Although not at the price we paid back thenðŸ˜‚ðŸ¤£ðŸ˜‚

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

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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 â€œone home, two countriesâ€ 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, CÃ³rdoba, Madrid (2hrs on the train) Barcelona and many many more.

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

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That sounds idyllic, thank you John.

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I did not arrive until the day following the meeting, but I question WHERE ARE WE NOW regarding the abolition of the euc tax ???? Are we any closer to removing this tax ? The fact is that most owners non residents tax has doubled this year. In my case from 129 to 249 euros, hence not paying 2 x 85.50 euros EUC would be most welcome !! On a different topic - How the hell did Ayamonte council get so deeply in debt. It must have taken years of not balancing the books to get into such high indebtedness. Presumably, no political party wants to revalue the cadastral values to bring in sufficient IBI income. Bonkers !!

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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 â‚¬44m where did all the money go? Yes I donâ€™t think they will hurry to re value but there are rules that they should.