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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Take Five initiative
Take five is an initiative run by UK Finance and HM Government. For those not familiar, UK Finance is a trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector, formed in July 2017. It represents nearly 300 firms in the UK providing credit, banking and payment-related services. Together with the Government the Take Five campaign has […]
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Timeshare Refund Wars, Are Spanish Resorts Fighting Dirty?
Is the timeshare industry colluding with a “compromised” consumer watchdog to avoid refund claims? Observers believe so. Consumer laws protecting timeshare buyers in Spain have been widely ignored by timeshare companies since 1999, meaning that contracts signed by hundreds of thousands of members are illegal. Law firms are helping members to claim a timeshare refund, and panicked […]
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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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Timeshare Owners’ Body – Aims To Get Money Back
Flight cancellations – continued maintenance fees -Exacerbated by lockdown A campaign to get back millions of pounds for timeshare owners has been launched by The Timeshare Consumer Association (TCA). They are concerned that owners will have been paying out big maintenance fees to resort companies when they have been unable to take their holidays because […]
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Complete Lack of Clarity by The Timeshare Industry
Whilst governments around the World are making trillions available for their hard working citizens to claim following the Covid 19 outbreak, timeshare owners are getting zero clarity from their resorts of where they stand with regards to refunds on maintenance fees paid in advance for their 2020 occupancy. Billions are collected annually in maintenance payments […]
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What is Section 75?
Your rights under Section 75 Under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, the credit card company is jointly and severally liable for any breach of contract or misrepresentation by the retailer or trader. This means your credit card company is just as responsible as the retailer or trader for the goods or service […]
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Maintenance Fees – Am I In or Am I Out?
A common question posed by owners is on the thorny subject of maintenance fees. As you will know every year, normally in December, an envelope drops on the mat from your timeshare resort. It is probably fair to say that very few people ever read the purchase contract in detail, if you are one of […]
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