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Ministry of the Interior issues instructions how to deal with squatters
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The Spanish authorities are finally taking some action to fight with the terrible situation with squatters that has been present for years in Spain. Action comes after the problem with squatters in Spain has got intense media exposure abroad.
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Reformed Capital Gain Tax on Properties
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The government has rapidly reformed the Capital Gain Tax on Properties (Plusvalía) that came into force already on 10 November after the Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) on 26 October declared the previous part of the law unconstitutional.
The reform guarantees that taxpayers who do not obtain a profit from the sale of a property will be exempt from paying the tax.
Video recording declined at community meeting
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The President of C.P. Terrazas del Rodeo and those who have given her power of attorneys declined video recording of the community meeting. If the meeting would have been recorded, then those who were not present in person could have taken part of it afterwards. Recording of the community meeting would have been useful since the Minutes of the meeting were unlawfully delayed, making it impossible for property owners to legally challenge decisions being made.
The secret club of "Junta Directiva"
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The property owners are kept in darkness about the whereabouts of the Governing Board (“Junta Directiva”). There are no Minutes (“Actas”) presented from their meetings and the property owners are not even provided with contact details of its members, who are supposed to represent all property owners. Poor organisation and poor leadership bring poor performance.
Symptoms of COVID-19
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COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization.
Warning from Policía Nacional about bank fraud through SMS and telephone calls
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Policía Nacional has detected an elaborate form of bank fraud that combines the use of false SMS - which simulate to be sent by the victim's bank - and subsequent telephone calls from alleged employees of the entity to perfect the scam.
Secret codes and personal data should be kept private and never be shared!
Does "mascarillas" make a difference?
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The politicians in Spain have put extreme emphasis on the use of face masks ("mascarillas") among the public to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. This stand in strong contrast to Sweden, where hardly no one have been wearing face masks ("mascarillas"), neither indoors or outdoors.
One could expect that there would be a big difference in the infection rate between the two countries, but this is not the case.
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Dismantling of encrypted communication networks sends shock-waves through organised crime groups
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Criminals have reasons to be worried since law enforcement agencies have obtained a huge amount of information that has been exchanged between criminals at different encrypted communications services. This has lead to lots of arrests and seizure of drugs, money, etc. Countless of spin-off operations are expected to take place meanwhile the Police is working through the vast amount of information.
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Drastic change in the price model of electricity
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The PVPC tariff (“Precio Voluntario para el Pequeño Consumidor”) changed drastically on 1 June 2021, making electricity slightly cheaper during the nights, but making it much more expensive during peak hours during day-time.
The peak hours on the Spanish mainland are roughly between 8.30 am - 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm - 10.00 pm on 1 June 2021. The price has increased with approx. 60% during these hours in comparison with the previous day, making it much more expensive to run air-conditions and other electrical appliances.
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No COVID-19 tests needed for travelers from certain countries
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The Spanish government has added the UK and Japan to the list of those countries where there is no need to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Spain. This change takes affect from midnight on 24 May.
Further changes are expected to take place in June and July that will make it easier for more people to travel to Spain.
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Democracy v.s. Authoritarianism
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Democracy cannot be taken for granted and it should not be reduced to the ability for people to be able to vote. Healthy democracies require transparency, accessibility and limited terms of those in power, to counteract greed and corruption that follow mankind.
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Incidents of clotting reported after use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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- Amsterdam / Oslo
Some countries have suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab after reports of blood clots in vaccinated people. The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), PRAC, is reviewing all cases related to blood clots, reported post-vaccination.
Breaking News: Experts in Norway say it is the vaccine of AstraZeneca that has caused the blood clots.
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Police has searched the office of the mayor's husband
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- Marbella
Police officers from Unidad Central de Delincuencia Económica y Fiscal (UDEF) in Madrid have carried out search of 10 properties between Marbella and Estepona on Tuesday 2 February 2021. Five homes, four premises and one law firm has been search. The office of the mayor's husband, at Cento Plaza, is among one of the two premises being searched. Nine people have been detained. Among those detained is a Policia Local agent who was an escort for the current mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, in the past, according to marbellaconfidencial.es.
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How to wear masks safely
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that masks should be worn in areas where the virus is circulating, masks should be worn when you’re in crowded settings, where you can’t be at least 1 metre from others, and in rooms with poor or unknown ventilation.
Appropriate use is essential to make wearing masks effective. Even when masks are worn properly, people should still keep physical distance from others as much as possible. Wearing a mask does not mean you can have close contact with people. Medical masks are for single use only.
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How Administrators should act to deal with squatters
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The latest issue of the magazine CAAF Andalucía - Revista el Administrador - focus on squatters. They explain the role of the Administrator and what he/she should do to deal with squatters.
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José Urbano Consultores gets dreadful reviews at Google
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It's vital for communities to have a decent management for the community to be taken care of well and for the property owners to get best possible value for the money they pay in community charges. The present management seem to put lots of effort into creating an image that everything is well, but when one is scratching on the surface, then it doesn't look that good. One can discern similarities between how Terrazas del Rodeo is managed and the negative reviews of Jóse Urbano Consultores at Google.
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Ministry of the Interior issues instructions how to deal with squatters
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The Spanish authorities are finally taking some action to fight with the terrible situation with squatters that has been present for years in Spain. Action comes after the problem with squatters in Spain has got intense media exposure abroad.
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Spain is gaining a terrible reputation abroad
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The knowledge of the problem with squatters in Spain is spreading abroad and some foreigners have already expressed that they will not go ahead with their plan to invest in a property in Spain. It's a bad strategy to try to hide and diminish the problem. Otherwise one deals with issues or it risk blowing up in one's face.
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A weird idea behind closing the showers?
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The management of the community decided to close the showers and the toilets by the swimming pools when the pools were allowed to be used again when the COVID-19 restrictions were eased in June. The showers by the pools are to be used for hygienic reasons. The decision of the management stands in stark contrast to the municipality information, where people were advised to use the showers by the beach as a measurement against COVID-19.
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Squatter filing a false Police Report against a property owner
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There has been lots of trouble with the squatters. The young couple with children that moved in and replaced the previous squatters in the squatter apartment in Bloque 6, were violent. The Police took initiative to a court case of domestic violence (“Violencia de Género”) between the squatters. The property owner next door was asked to a witness in court. The young squatter woman withdrew the case meanwhile the property owner next door was sitting waiting to be called in to the court room.
Thereafter, the squatter woman, filed a police report (“Denuncia”) against the property owner who had come to the court as a witness. The case against the property owner next door follow the same pattern and was withdrawn just when the session was supposed to begin in court.
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Blaze at Sisu Boutique Hotel
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- Nueva Andalucía
Early on Friday morning the Sisu Boutique Hotel burned out of control. Due to sources one man, a foreign national, was found dead in his room and at least ten people were injured.
Sentence against the young man with a Pitbull
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The young man with a Pitbull, who is associated with “Jefe”, has threatened to kill the same man that “Jefe” earlier has been found guilty of threatening. The Judge at court #4 in Marbella found the young man guilty, but instead of paying the modest fine of 90 EUR, he went to a lawyer and appealed against the sentence. The appeal that the lawyer has given in is full of accusations without any proofs being presented.
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False accusation of Pedophilia
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The Police knocked the door of an apartment, next to the squatter flat (1-D), in Bloque 6 on 23 June 2019, 7:57 pm. The two policemen wanted to see the mobile phone of the man staying in the flat. They were looking for photos after another property owner, with big debt to the community, had called the Police and reported the man for pedophilia. The policemen looked at the mobile phone and realized it was a false accusation.
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Strange situation with Power of Attorneys
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The President controls the community by Power of Attorneys. Some of the Power of Attorneys seem to be fake. It's believed that some people who works for the community also are engaged in persuading some property owners to grant the President Power of Attorneys, for the community to make decisions that are in their interest.
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A dangerous dog has attacked another dog and a worker
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It's the big white potential dangerous dog (Dogo Argentino) that has attacked another dog and one of the gardeners within the community garden. The potential dangerous dog was running loose without a muzzle around the upper recreation area of the community garden.
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Dirty swimming pools and invasion of ants
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The swimming pools were dirty and there was lots of ants already by the end of last summer. One could have expected that these issues should have been dealt with before the start of the summer season. This year when there's an ongoing pandemic, then it's outrageous that the swimming pools have not been cleaned thoroughly.
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Tenant found guilty of threatening property owner
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The tenant knocked on the door of another property owner and delivered threats in person: “You and your wife are going to have problems with me, I'm going to slap you now, I'm going to hit you, I'm going to finish both of you, you're going to the hospital. . .”. His defence in court was based on a false story that his daughter had been hit. Despite the fact that the tenant was found guilty he continued to insult the property owner and he also seems to have continue to distribute his false story among people within the community.
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Squatters within the community
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It has come to our knowledge that there's been problem with squatters within the community for quite some time. It seems that the President, Vice-president and Administrator have tried to keep the property owners unaware of this situation as much as possible. Property owners are “shareholders” of the community and it becomes strange when important information isn't distributed to the property owners.
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Unacceptable behaviour
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The legislation regulate the behaviour and activities that are not allowed within a community of property owners. It also tells the procedure to be used to deal with unwanted behaviour or activities.
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Community charges cannot be paid
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One could believe that an administration would be keen on property owners to pay their community charges, but this does not seem to be the case with the present administration.
Warning: The administration processes extra payments without any notification
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It has come to our knowledge that the administration has processed several extra unexpected payments without any notification, which is unacceptable. Property owners that pay their community charges by standing order are therefore advised to check that no extra unexpected charges have been made by the administration.
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Appointment needed to hand in documents to the Administration
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A property owner has been to the office of the administration, located in “Edificio Berrocal” in Marbella, to hand in a document. The person at the reception desk refused to receive the document. Quite a few of the workers in the office joined the discussion and informed the property owner that an appointment is needed to hand in documents to the administration.
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