Serious Problems at Loch Rannoch Highland Club in Scotland
November 11th, 2020
Management at the Loch Rannoch Highland Club have announced a temporary shutdown, blaming localised lockdowns and travel. This follows a disagreement with senior management which prompted a walkout of all senior staff. Disgruntled timeshare owners are now demanding the resignation of the current committee, who they blame for the months of upheaval. According to figures published in […]
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American timeshares for British customers – Easy to join, hard to leave
November 11th, 2020
Over the last 20 years, that US ‘trip of a lifetime’ has become within reach for many more UK holidaymakers, with 5.5 million Brits visiting the USA in 2019. Coronavirus has been a spanner in the works for Anglo-American visitation this year but with the trend being towards more of us popping across the pond to […]
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Costa Del Sol Void Of Tourists
November 10th, 2020
Major Spanish Timeshare Destination in Serious Trouble According to an article published in the Sur in English Newspaper, the tourism industry has fallen into a coma on the Costa del Sol. The sector has failed to recover its pulse after the 100 days of forced closure during the Covid-19 national lockdown period. The state of […]
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Diamond Resorts – very confused.com
November 9th, 2020
At TCA we like to think we have a pretty in-depth understanding of all things timeshare, but every now and then we get confused especially when resorts communicate with owners in what appears to include some things we just don’t understand. Our latest discovery is a communication being sent by Diamond Resorts to its timeshare […]
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What the Resort Development Organisation (RDO) has to say about maintenance
November 6th, 2020
To start it is important to explain once again who the RDO stand for and their role within the timeshare industry. In essence the RDO are a trade organisation for the promotion of timeshare within Europe. Their membership consists of both large and small timeshare developers and resorts plus a number of companies operating on […]
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Club La Costa PLC becomes Jade Realty Limited
November 6th, 2020
Something interesting came to our attention recently, fascinating because we have no explanation. So what are we talking about? Checking Companies House we have established that Club La Costa PLC changed its name on 14th October 2020 to Club La Costa Limited and then on the 21st October 2020 once again changed its name this name to […]
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Azure and Barclays Partners Finance case reported in the Financial Times
November 4th, 2020
Regular visitors to this site will know that we have been following closely the situation that has been developing at Azure including the liquidation and transfer of management to Vacation Club Services Limited (VCSL) Further to this news we reported on the outcome of the Tribunal case involving the Financial Conduct Authority and Barclays Partners […]
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Brit couple’s £58k loan nightmare. Barclays under fire over relationship with disgraced Maltese timeshare company
November 4th, 2020
Surrey couple ‘railroaded’ into £58,000 of loans to buy a timeshare in Malta by a salesman who was also acting as an (unregulated) loan officer for Barclay´s Partner Finance. Surrey couple John Dilcock and Victoria Ibrahimova were blown away with what they had seen. Salesman Jeff Crudginton, had 4 hours showing them around the luxurious Golden […]
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Barclays ordered to repay millions on timeshare loans in Malta
November 4th, 2020
European Consumer Claims CEO Andrew Cooper & their Associated firm of Spanish lawyers M1 Legal were both mentioned in the latest article by the Financial Times, FCA orders Millions to be paid back on Barclays timeshare loans. You can see the article here in The Financial Times alternatively read it below. Credits: Madison Darbyshire and Stephen Morris […]
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Timeshare manipulation tactics – How people are influenced to buy on the day
November 3rd, 2020
Timeshare industry insider reveals the powerful, psychological techniques used to coerce prospects into joining their clubs. 14 million families annually holiday in timeshare resorts. 550,000 of those families are British. Timeshare salespeople have become byword for high pressure and have rarely enjoyed a savoury reputation, so why do people still keep signing up on the day? The […]
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