Land grabs/ property fraud
#16
Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
"and property frauds" building property on agricultural land to sell to unsuspecting ex pats is a well established fraudulent activity.
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Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
Not a huge difference really, most developers were well aware they were building on agricultural land.And permission from local councils in Spain isn't worth the paper it's printed on,as quite often the brother of the Alcalde will be the one supplying the bricks.Buying without due diligence is about the same as buying knowing it's probably illegal.Or as daft as!
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Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
I know a promenade is being built along the beach from La Cala heading east. Quite how far it will go I´m not sure as I hear anywhere from 5 to 15 miles.
There are many houses and hotels along the way with gardens edging the beach.
A particular hotel nearby has spent several thousand euro on laying down a large decking area.
Anyway, as the promenade progresses people are learning that the councils can reclaim the necessary land in order to build it.
Hence the "decking" hotel is quite upset at the moment as the council have just removed much of the decking to make way. Other places have lost up to 15 metres of their grounds/gardens and there is sweet fa that can be done about it!
Does that constitute a land grab?
There are many houses and hotels along the way with gardens edging the beach.
A particular hotel nearby has spent several thousand euro on laying down a large decking area.
Anyway, as the promenade progresses people are learning that the councils can reclaim the necessary land in order to build it.
Hence the "decking" hotel is quite upset at the moment as the council have just removed much of the decking to make way. Other places have lost up to 15 metres of their grounds/gardens and there is sweet fa that can be done about it!
Does that constitute a land grab?
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Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
I know a promenade is being built along the beach from La Cala heading east. Quite how far it will go I´m not sure as I hear anywhere from 5 to 15 miles.
There are many houses and hotels along the way with gardens edging the beach.
A particular hotel nearby has spent several thousand euro on laying down a large decking area.
Anyway, as the promenade progresses people are learning that the councils can reclaim the necessary land in order to build it.
Hence the "decking" hotel is quite upset at the moment as the council have just removed much of the decking to make way. Other places have lost up to 15 metres of their grounds/gardens and there is sweet fa that can be done about it!
Does that constitute a land grab?
There are many houses and hotels along the way with gardens edging the beach.
A particular hotel nearby has spent several thousand euro on laying down a large decking area.
Anyway, as the promenade progresses people are learning that the councils can reclaim the necessary land in order to build it.
Hence the "decking" hotel is quite upset at the moment as the council have just removed much of the decking to make way. Other places have lost up to 15 metres of their grounds/gardens and there is sweet fa that can be done about it!
Does that constitute a land grab?
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Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
I think the term land grabbing is misunderstood. It was the hotels choice to put decking there, although they knew it wasn't their land. If I own a café and invest in chairs for outside, I have to live with the fact that the council can ask me to remove those chairs again.
If that´s fair in your mind, so be it.
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I'm not saying it's fair but coastal land is public land, so if builders went ahead without permission there's not much you can do.
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Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
Well I was thinking more of the law that allows developers to basically steal land if the local authorities decide to re zone it from agricultural to building land.
From what I have read although there was a minor change to the law (LRAU) the practice is still open to unscrupulous developers
From what I have read although there was a minor change to the law (LRAU) the practice is still open to unscrupulous developers
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Re: Land grabs/ property fraud
The 'Land Grab' law is still in place in the Valencian Community at least. The thing is, with the current 'crisis' upon us, no one is particularly keen to plan a major urbanisation with their and the neighbour's land. The 'land grab' idea was to rezone land, not always yours, and then oblige the owners to pay for the costs of improvement (or lose it), plus to cede a proportion to public ownership. A kind of commercially-inspired expropriation.
Down in Andalucía, the problem is more to do with 'illegal' houses (in an apparent effort to keep the locals both broke and out of work). These homes - 650 were declared 'illegal' just this week in Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería - tend to date back to simpler times, like 2003, when the Town Halls thought that they still held the power/right to plan their own destinies.
The Priors, like something out of the London Blitz, have remained on their land since their home was bulldozed flat (for no very good reason) in January 2008 (almost seven years ago) living in the garage that survived, and with a generator and hoses for creature comfort.
How much money has Spain lost by this bullsh*t?
Down in Andalucía, the problem is more to do with 'illegal' houses (in an apparent effort to keep the locals both broke and out of work). These homes - 650 were declared 'illegal' just this week in Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería - tend to date back to simpler times, like 2003, when the Town Halls thought that they still held the power/right to plan their own destinies.
The Priors, like something out of the London Blitz, have remained on their land since their home was bulldozed flat (for no very good reason) in January 2008 (almost seven years ago) living in the garage that survived, and with a generator and hoses for creature comfort.
How much money has Spain lost by this bullsh*t?