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Expats unite with crack legal team from Andalucia to address planning abuses in Spain’s Murcia
FOREIGN residents from blighted urbanisations in Gea y Truyols, Murcia, have united for a potential solution to the planning problems suffered so far in...
‘Illegal houses’ action group expands into Murcia to help duped expats gain essential AFO status for their Spanish homes
MURCIA will soon have an action group that
addresses the issue of ‘illegal homes’ in the region.
Abusos Urbanísticos No Murcia (AUN-Murcia) will be arranging public...
NEW law in Spain’s Andalucia allows 300,000 illegal homes AFO status, granting expats water and electricity access
The development will allow some of the many expats, who were duped into buying what they thought was a normal home, connection to water or electricity
EU condemns Spain for violating human rights in a planning dispute
The European Court of Human Rights judged that Spanish courts denied apartment owners in Galicia the right to defend their interests by not informing them of legal proceedings to revoke planning permission for the building
Expat campaign groups hit out at ‘scandalous’ ruling against lost €9 million worth of Almeria housing deposits
‘Scandal’ after expats fail to get compensation for illegal homes not built
Irish expat and AUAN president receives Queen’s honour for service to Brits in Spain
Eight years since she took the reins at AUAN, Maura Hillen has been awarded an MBE
The Priors: How tranquility turned to tragedy
The Priors spent their life’s nest egg building their dream home - Tranquility - before it was bulldozed in a cruel error after a swish of a civil servant’s pen, writes their friend Lenox Napier
Landmark victory for expats under new Spanish property law
Historic victory for British expats to spark more claims as first ruling under new law falls in their favour
Freak floods in Andalucia threaten annual Almeria pilgrimage
The 18km annual midnight pilgrimage through Albox to the monastery in Salient is in jeopardy
Property legislation victory to fight Spanish home demolitions
Putting a stop to sporadic nightmare demolitions - but not in time to protect the Priors
ELECTIONS: AUAN president becomes councillor in Albox
In Albox, 98% of foreign residents who voted were AUAN members
Two key lobbying groups join ‘K.O. the kickbacks’ campaign
Ongoing probe aims to stop the corrupt practice of agents only giving conveyancing jobs to lawyers if they agree to a kickback of up to 20%
Meet the expats standing in the upcoming local elections
THE expat vote could have X-Factor repercussions in town halls up and down Spain, raising foreigners themselves to the hot seats of power.
With the...
Expat couple’s former B&B faces demolition over previous owner’s alterations
The Jimena property is facing a demolition order from the town hall over some illegal additions made by a previous over two decades ago
British expats win landmark victory in illegal property hearing in Almeria
Four British couples have been awarded almost €150,000 in compensation between them
Junta President announces possible legislative changes affecting illegal properties in Andalucia
Susana Díaz announces plans to propose legislative change that would legalise thousands of homes
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