Originally Posted by pgtips (Post 8251220)

No, with all this land grabbing will you ever know where you stand. Maybe rent there for a while but hold onto your hard earned wealth. I think there are a lot of jealous people in Spain, and when the Brits come and build their big houses in their small villages, they start plotting over the paella:eek:

Originally Posted by chulo (Post 8251201)

So you risked it for the sake of your dogs, that is dedication.

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 8251266)

Firstly, land-grab is an issue in Valencia province. Nowhere else

Secondly, I'd say Brits in Spain are no richer than the Spanish, in fact probably poorer. You see many Brits driving about in their battered UK registered cars and shopping at the cheap supermarkets.

Go to the upmarket restaurants and there are mainly only Spanish people there. The Brits are at the 5 euros a plate place.

Get clued up before making bigotted statements

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 8251266)

Firstly, land-grab is an issue in Valencia province. Nowhere else
Get clued up before making bigotted statements

Originally Posted by chulo (Post 8251584)

Seems the Junta is ignoring the UK govts attempts to negotiate.

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news...le_24721.shtml

"The President of the Junta de Andalucía, José Antonio Griñán, told Europa Press on Thursday that he had not received ‘any notification or letter’ from the British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman, regarding the demolition of nine British owned properties in Albox, Almería".

I wonder how they'll accept some advice from proffesionals.

Now how many Spaniards have had their homes demolished in the UK ?

Originally Posted by pgtips (Post 8253626)

This would never happen in the UK, the Queen is just and fair, and everybody is treated the same regardless of nationality. :thumbup:

Originally Posted by pgtips (Post 8253626)

This would never happen in the UK, the Queen is just and fair, and everybody is treated the same regardless of nationality. :thumbup:

Originally Posted by pgtips (Post 8253626)

This would never happen in the UK, the Queen is just and fair, and everybody is treated the same regardless of nationality. :thumbup:

Originally Posted by jojojojojojojojojojojojo (Post 8253698)

It seems in Spain that you can carry on building even if there is controversy going on, by the time a decision has been made its usually all built and finished - in fact isnt there some rule whereby if its been built for more tham 4 years, it should be made legal ??? I know one or two people who have come "unstuck" by believing that???

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 8253710)

This bloke in UK built a "castle" hidden by straw bales and tried the 4 year rule.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky...20080641315454

Originally Posted by agoreira (Post 8247728)

Yes, been to Herradura several times, all around that area. I'm going to sound negative here, sorry, but I don't see the attraction that a lot do. It's a pleasant enough place, but somehow it doesn't have me wanting to rush back there. The "beach" is really just a series of large pebbles, difficult to walk on, but the sea always seems a nice clear colour there, good for snorkelling, underwater stuff etc. Also some nice chiringuitos along the beach. I can understand you owning there, it's a nice relaxed place, there's a guy in another forum that lives there, and he loves it. It's a pleasant beachside town, but not my favourite. And I expect now all that coastal traffic is bypassing you, that must be great. Marina del Este? Impressive in a rich sort of way, but it always seems near deserted down on the harbour when we have been there. We don't go in high summer perhaps it's buzzing then. In contrast, back up the hill, the building work there seems never ending, is it all finally finished yet? The last couple of times we have been there, it's been manic, loads of building work going on. Is it a new hotel there now?

Originally Posted by jojojojojojojojojojojojo (Post 8253728)

Funnily enough I saw a programme about that on TV a couple of weeks ago! So it does happen in the UK too!!!!

Jo xxx