The 2017 AGM approved a repainting programme for water and electricity boxes and balustrades which are Community property. I am pleased to report that this programme is progressing extremely well despite
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Committee Newsletter
Proposal to merge Housing and Garage Communities
At a recent urbanisation committee meeting members considered the possibility of a merger between the housing and garage communities. One community making
Spanish property price rise expected to continue
The average price of a property in Spain is expected to increase by 6.1% according to the Property Outlook report published recently by the IPE. The National Statistics Institute’s housing price index
Brexit Official to visit local area
Alicante province will be hosting a series of events with British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris to talk about Brexit and how this affects British citizens living in Spain.
Mrs Morris will be visiting the
Driving in Spain
If you give somebody permission to drive your car in Spain it is recommended that they carry a document confirming you have given them your permission. A copy of this document can be obtained from the
Winter dinner held at the Chinese restaurant
The urbanisation held a winter dinner at the New Golden City Chinese restaurant on Saturday January 27th. Numbers were down this year because there are fewer owners living permanently on the urbanisation
Beware of car vandals
Our urbanisation committee have been advised that there have been a number of car vandalism incidents recently. Owners have returned to find cars’ bodywork scratched, probably by a key.
If you
Free legal aid in Spain
The Spanish Constitution states that justice will be free to those who can prove that they do not have sufficient resources for litigation.
A document explaining the procedure and how to apply has been
Brexit update for Brits in Spain
We have received the following information about the current state of play concerning Brexit from a property owner on our urbanisation and which we think could be of interest to British home owners.
46,000 Brits in the Netherlands are suing Amsterdam and the Dutch government to get an answer to the question whether they can maintain their EU Citizenship and rights. The provisional hearing in the Netherlands was today (Tuesday) and it is expected to have an immediate referral to the ECJ. Should they win, then this will go for all 1.2 million Brits in mainland Europe (and should also help EU27 national in UK too). The case will have to be heard by ECJ before Brexit is finalised. There are several other court cases around Europe relating to various aspects of protecting rights. Also another attempt to get the voting rights of Brits who have been abroad for longer than 15 years being reinstated. To clarify over web sites, the Gov.uk site has official forms and information (although not always everything eg CSI info was only added a few months ago despite being required for many years – but there is now a legal challenge to that going on anyway as well!), but the Number10 web site is party political and not necessarily accurate. Although the UK government has stated the rights of EU27 in UK and Brits in EU27 have been sorted that is not strictly true, nothing has been signed and sealed and there are many issues not yet clarified or even yet considered. The advice being given out is that everyone should seek to be ‘legal’ in their present situation as they possibly can be (easier to do for Brits in Spain than in the UK for EU27 nationals strangely!) so if anyone has any doubts that they are following the rules they should seek legal advice. Concerning Brits in Spain not using the NHS – the recent rule change concerns pensioners only, so not for those below state pension age. This means that under certain circumstances pensioners can but they must make it clear that they are Spanish residents when doing so and not lie by pretending to be a UK resident.Next Committee Meeting : Items for discussion
The next housing committee meeting will be held on January 27th, when, under discussion, will be what to do about improvements to the wall underneath patios above garages; general painting works of
Festive Community meal on 27th January
Before Christmas we arranged to hold our annual post Christmas dinner on January 27th at 6.30pm at our local Chinese Restaurant, the New Golden City.
So far I have received acceptances from only seven
Corvera airport promised for 2018
Spanish president Mariano Rajoy announced today that the much awaited opening of Murcia’s new Corvera international airport will happen this year.
The management contract has just been awarded
Appeal for Charity Donations
Few people on our urbanisation know that six residents are directly involved with the local charity Help at Home Costa Blanca.
During the past fortnight people who are homeless, sleeping rough or destitute
Orihuela Costa Christmas Parade
The Orihuela Costa Christmas parade, which started from the end of our urbanisation, down Nicholas de Bussi and on to The Boulevard, on Friday evening, was a spectacle. There were pixies, elves, two
Theresa May’s message to UK nationals in Europe
From: Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Theresa May MP
From the very beginning of the UK’s negotiations to leave the European Union I have been consistently clear that
Tiling of pool pathway complete
Work has now finished on building a tiled pathway around half of the western pool. It is now possible for people to have a shower and walk to either of the two steps without having to tread on the grassed
Excessive noise on a Sunday
I have had complaints today that our maintenance company were doing hedge cutting around the western pool.
Doing noisy work on a Sunday is not acceptable – whether it is our maintenance company
Christmas Day concert on La Zenia beach
Your guide to local festive events
DECEMBER:
-On Saturday 16th, a charity party of international associations from 12 noon till 7pm at Pablo Picasso street, next to the Town Hall in Orihuela Costa.
-On Saturday 16th, a Christmas