Are point systems legal in South Africa? The NCC vows to fight for a Court rulling
November 27th, 2015
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) spokesperson, Trevor Hattingh, says the NCC will fight the holiday club matter “until the end”, after it withdrew its case against the Univision Group earlier this month on the basis of “administrative holes”. According to Hattingh, the NCC’s legal counsel identified certain technical defects with the NCC’s application that were potentially […]
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Exiting French timeshares
November 27th, 2015
This morning I read a very interesting topic on Timeshare Talk about French timeshares. Admittedly, my knowledge on this countries timeshare structure was basic at best, but this article made me do some further research. Firstly timesharing (multipropriété, but also called other things like interpropriété, polypropriété, pluripropriété, multijouissance and multivacances) isn’t as popular in […]
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Why Consumers are resorting to bidding sites to flea the timeshare hold
November 26th, 2015
Currently on Ebay, there are over 200 listings for timeshares. Mainly in Europe, the prices range from 99p up to £4,000. Usually if you are looking for a specific item on Ebay, most of the listings will be similar in price. Although some people will attempt to get that little bit extra, the majority know […]
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NCC withdraws case against timeshare company on ‘technical grounds’
November 26th, 2015
It has been reported that the National Consumer Commission (NCC) was forced to withdraw a substantial case earlier this month on technical grounds. The case in questions was against the Univision holiday club group but the understanding is that the grounds in which this case were withdrawn, could effect a separate case. This withdrawal is suspected to […]
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Metropolitan Police Service’s advice on dealing with unwanted mail and cold-callers
November 25th, 2015
Unwanted and unsolicited mail, marketing and telephone calls – Metropolitan Police Service Unwanted and unsolicited mail, marketing and telephone calls Marketing phone calls, unsolicited letters and email are legitimate marketing practices for many companies. However, silent phone calls and ‘junk’ mail can be misleading, a nuisance and distressing. They can also be attempts to commit […]
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Timeshare scams rage on throughout America. This time in Montana
November 25th, 2015
A lawsuit has been filed gainst two people from Montana, USA namely ‘James Tarpey and Suzanne Tarpey, who are accused of using a timeshare program as part of a longstanding tax fraud scheme. The nonprofits ‘Donate for a Cause’ and ‘Resort Closings’ are the main companies at the heart of the case. The injunction seeks to […]
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Investigations into the Harlequin properties scandal, reaches the final stages
November 25th, 2015
To re-cap; The SFO (Serious Fraud Office) jointly with Essex Police has been investigating Harlequin and the scandal which is their property investment scheme since 2013. The investigations has so far uncovered that the scheme took £400m of mainly pension investors’ money to develop Caribbean villas that were never built. Below is the chain […]
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Understanding what you are buying before you commit
November 24th, 2015
Despite the USA having the biggest timeshare market, Spain and the Canary Islands are amongst the world’s oldest and experienced. Timeshare is not a product for the faint hearted and each and every consumers needs to make themselves acquainted with the product in every detail. Many historic contracts were sold to consumers unlawfully, illegally […]
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There but for the grace of god go I
November 24th, 2015
Hostilities in timeshare are escalating even further with corporate writs flying all over the place. RDO sponsored enterprises v non RDO membership resorts, timeshare industry v leisure credit industries, timeshare industry v legal profession. The plot thickens. It is common knowledge that Lawyers, Exit Companies and Solicitors both in the UK and Spain are issuing […]
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Relinquishing your Avante narrowboat contract with Hutchinson & Co
November 23rd, 2015
hutchinson correspondence – Here you can find a copy of the letter that ‘Hutchinson & Co Trust Company Ltd’ have issued to who they consider to be the “Owners” of the Classic Narrow Boats. It is public knowledge that Avante were forced to close in May this year by the police. To date, owners invested in the […]
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