Timeshare EU – The 14 day killer
Ever since the EU timeshare Directive of 2008 was adopted by member states into their own statute law, countries at the forefront of timeshare, such as Spain have had to tow the line. The 14 days we refer to is basically a cooling off period, in other words, a period that allows would be buyers […]
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Sunday Times covers the plight of timeshare owners
As we have reported on numerous occasions, getting into a long term timeshare contract is a very easy thing to do, getting out is an entirely different matter. Very few timeshare developers publish any form of exit strategy and those that do make the process tougher than taking part in a Royal Marines combat course. […]
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Manchester Quality Assurance Centre – Let’s go fishing
We have had a report that a number of cold callers are now making contact with individuals in a most amateur and ridiculous way, we shall explain all. The specific scammer concerned goes under the name of Manchester Quality Assurance Centre; well that’s a pretty stupid name to begin with. First things first, a check […]
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La Pinta Beach Resort in Tenerife – Record Spanish Court Ruling
Timeshare Resort La Pinta Beach Ordered to Pay British Couple over €300,000 WHAT is believed to be the biggest upheld compensation claim in European timeshare history; which regards a dispute over a Tenerife timeshare; La Pinta Beach Club, is now just one step away from achieving a very lucrative outcome for British couple Mr & Mrs […]
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European Consumer Claims (ECC) Under the Spotlight
We decided to put European Consumer Claims under the spotlight in today’s post to find out more in detail about their operation and the services they provide. So who are European Consumer Claims Limited? Well, they are a Timeshare Claims Management Company; with offices in Southern Spain and the UK, who assist troubled timeshare owners […]
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Legal Timeshare Claims in Spain
There are an increasing number of successful legal timeshare claims in Spain in which owners who claim compensation against timeshare resorts have won. However, there are particular criteria that your case must meet in order to be eligible. The good news is that certain cases in the Spanish Supreme Court have set a precedent, which […]
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Timeshare Developer Club la Costa World Liable for Fraudulent Activities
Malaga based firm of lawyers M1 Legal working in conjunction with European Consumer Claims represented a British client against Resort Development Organisation member, Club la Costa World at the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal in Malaga (Appeal proceeding Nº 104/18) – met on 11th February 2020 to issue their sentence against Club la […]
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The new world of Video conferencing and chat
At first glance a strange article for a timeshare consumer site, not so strange as you may think as we will go on to explain. Maybe some of you reading this have already embraced this technology to keep in touch with family and loved ones during the current global pandemic. For those not familiar with […]
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Timeshare Claims in Spain – Explaining the Process of Spanish Court Claims
Timeshare claims in Spain – No doubt you may have read that the rules relating to both new timeshare purchase and existing ownership that were the subject of an overhaul of European law. The Timeshare, Long-Term Holiday Product, Resale and Exchange Contracts Directive 2008/122/EC (the Directive) was adopted in March 2012. This Directive was designed to […]
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Timeshare Company Exploits Elderly Owners Trapped at UK Resort During Covid-19 Lockdown
On the 2nd April 2020, a very distressed couple named Mr Barry and Mrs Deborah Payne emailed the Timeshare Consumers Association (TCA) with a desperate plea for help because their timeshare resort was demanding they pay a weekly rental fee of £675 or face eviction during the COVID-19 lockdown, even though they were instructed to […]
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