There have been a few rulings recently from the Supreme Court, seven after the summer break against in which Clubs, such as Anfi, Puerto Calma or Palm Oasis, have been condemned to return to their clients certain amounts they paid, declaring their contracts ...
Read MoreAbout Advertising and pre-contractual information, Spanish Timeshare Law, nº 4/12 (Articles 7 to 10)
I will summarize, article by article, what the Law says about it.
Article 7 is about Advertising. It says that any advertisement or offer, as well as any commercial communication, has to clearly state where the consumers can obtain the pre-contractual information required under this Law. So information has to be upfront from the beginning.
Read MoreAbout the new Spanish Timeshare Act, number 4/2012, of 6th July.
This Law regulates the use in turns of turistic real estate (timeshare), the acquisition of long-term holiday products, their resale and exchange as well as tax regulations relating thereto.
This law substitutes the previous Timeshare Act, number 42/1998, that came into force the 5thJanuary 1999. Its enactment has been following the European Union Directive 2008/122/CE.
Read MoreTimeshare. Anfi Beach. Recent rulings in favor of consumers.
I recently had the opportunity to know about several judgments, namely five, ruled by the Court of First Instance number THREE, of San Bartolome de Tirajana, in which his lordship, Judge Mr. Armando Garcia Castellano, changing his approach so far, declared null and void the contracts signed at the time by my clients -I acted in these trials in ...
Read MoreNew judgment of the Court of Appeal in Las Palmas against ANFI
The judgment has date of 21st february 2013 and was notified to my colleague, Miguel Rodríguez with whom I have collaborated during the last three years on Timeshare cases, on the 8th of March.
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Timeshare in Spain. A bit of history: Law 42/98
The “Tiempo Compartido” (Timeshare), misnamed as “Multiproperty”, involves the acquisition of a property between several buyers, who occupy this property, in shifts, during the course of the year.
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