Since the Malaya Case erupted in March 2006 many of us have discovered that we have unknowingly purchased property in Spain which still has no Habitation Licence.  Many purchased properties off-plan years ago, only to discover they are fighting the Spanish Legal system in an attempt to get their deposits back.

Some don't even have a property to complete on, after many years.

A major aim of this website to get us together to form a Petition which will be presented to the British Government and the European Union in Brussels.  Spain is part of the EU and has to abide by  EU rules and regulations.  Many of us have waited years to get our court cases heard, only to be told we have to continue to wait.  Some who 'win' their cases find that an 'Appeal' is automatically lodged by the developer, and once again many months, and in many cases years, have to pass before going back to court; causing further financial burden.  This is in spite of the fact that their property is illegal, and in some cases the developer has already been arrested and charged in the Malaya case, is out on bail, but is still not being made by the courts to refund the monies, unwittingly paid, for an illegal building. 

The Spanish Legal system is not working for us.  And particularly not, for those fighting land-grab laws, who have been living in Spain for many years but now live in fear of having their homes demolished. 

Many have also discovered that the lawyer they have paid to work on their behalf and give them the correct legal advice has not done so.   Since 1968 it has been the LAW in Spain that Bank Guarantees are issued by the developer free of charge to protect the purchaser in the event of a Breach of Contract.  Many of our lawyers have not made sure that we had Bank Guarantees and did not alert us to this fact when we signed our Contract.  According to Spanish Law these lawyers are liable to be fined many thousands of Euros for this serious negligence.  When some of us have changed lawyers we find that getting our complete files transferred is extremely difficult.  The Colegio de Abogados, the governing body similar to our Law Society, does little to address the many complaints that are passed on to them regarding this issue alone.

Support and information is vital for us as we fight for justice.  This website hopes to provide this and welcomes input.  Please note that more information will be forthcoming as it is received.

The 'Your Stories' page has been set up for those of you who have kindly agreed to have your experiences posted on this website.   This is quite separate from the SPSPetition, and will only be posted with your agreement.  No stories will identify the contributor, nor will they disclose any names of Agents/Developers/Lawyers etc. 

A Petition is vital & I urge you to contribute to it by kindly providing the following information:

Your Name & Location (full address not imperative, but location at least please)

Where & When you purchased, & Name of Developer

Brief overview of your Complaint/s; eg, No Habitation Licence/LFO, No Bank Guarantee, Bank Guarantee not being honoured, No Build, Court Appeal, Lawyers holding on to funds after being 'fired' , developer double-selling property, living under threat in an 'illegal' home, etc.  It would also be appreciated if you can state how much of your money Spain continues to hold in respect of any 'illegal' property you have unwittingly been caught up in, and are now fighting the Spanish Legal system to retrieve.   Our Petition will finally highlight the Total Sum of money owed, by those who have signed & agreed to this .

This information will be used only for Our Petition, & will not be viewed on-line.  This is important; not only for your own privacy & confidentiality which SPSP respects at all times, but also to prevent the Petition from being abused.

I will personally send you an email to acknowledge what you have sent, with thanks.  And you will be kept up-dated with how Our Petition is growing, and with information on what can be done in the meantime. 

Please just take a few minutes to add your important voice to our Petition.  Take care to enter your email address correctly.  Some submissions are being received with incorrect email addresses, and a response from SPSP will therefore be impossible.  All valid email addresses will receive instant confirmation of receipt. 

IF YOU ARE A COUPLE, PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN INDIVIDUALLY

SPSP works closely with the AUN (Abusos Urbanisticos NO.)  They have been campaigning tirelessly for seven years, starting in the Valencia region but with parallel associations springing up all over Spain where land grabs based on Spanish Laws have been adopted and put into practice over the past few years. They have 30,000 members to date. 
                                      www.abusos-no.org