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Recent Victories

Fourteen positive awards valued at £298,672 including a case against Anfi valued at £95,400

Fourteen positive awards valued at £298,672 including a case against Anfi valued at £95,400

We are pleased to inform you of the latest Spanish court victories over the last two weeks. M1 Legal secured FOURTEEN positive awards with a total value of £298,672. Our highest award from these latest results was confirmed against Anfi Sales & Resorts valued at £95,400. 

Please see below a breakdown of the substantive results:

1st Court of Instance:

  • Marriott x 2 - At Marbella court numbers four and six, the judge declared the contract null due to lack of contract duration information, law 04/2012. Amounts awarded - £10,584, £52,480.
  • CLC Sucursal - At Arona court number one, the judge declared the contract null due to lack of contract duration information, law 04/2012. Amount awarded - £14,812.

We also received confirmation of another positive judgment against Blaue Investitionen Fuerteventura and CLC Continental Resorts.

Appeals:

  • Anfi x 4 - At the Court of Appeal in Las Palmas, it was confirmed that the judgements from the First Instance still stand that declare the contracts null due to lack of accommodation information, two were referencing Law 42/1998 and the other two, Law 04/2012.  Amounts Awarded - £21,600, £95,400, £14,669, £15,688.
  • CLC Sucursal - At the Court of Appeal in Malaga, it was confirmed that the decision regarding the loan at the First Instance was turned down, however, the timeshare contract is still declared null and void due to lack of accommodation information. (Law 04/2012).  Amount Awarded - £15,670.
  • CLC Paradise -  The Court of Appeal in Tenerife has confirmed in full the judgment from the First Instance declaring the contract null due to lack of accommodation information, (Law 04/2012).  Amount Awarded - £10,292.
  • CLC Sucursal - At the Court of Appeal in Malaga, it was confirmed in full the judgment from the First Instance declaring the contract null and void due to lack of accommodation information. (Law 04/2012).  Amount Awarded - £12,982.

We also received confirmation of a further three positive judgments against CLC Paradise, CLC Continental Resorts and Anfi.

Jurisdiction: 

Two cases valued at £26,924

Our jurisdiction positive results were both against Diamond Resorts. In these two cases, the judge declined the jurisdiction argument raised by the defendant. Both cases will proceed to the next step.

About Timeshare Release

During the Timeshare sales boom of the 80s & 90s, potential buyers were lured in by the promise of affordable exotic holidays, flexible exchange programmes and the impression that Timeshare would be a valuable "investment".

In an industry with little or no regulation, high pressure sales tactics were rife and contract smallprint was often glossed over and explained away by sharp salespeople.

Many Timeshare buyers were therefore unaware that they were actually making significant, long term financial commitments on behalf of themselves and their families.

To find out how you can escape the Timeshare Trap please complete the short Timeshare Release Wizard now.

The Timeshare Trap

The timeshare trap

For many Timeshare owners, annual maintenance fees were barely considered token amounts in the early "honeymoon period" of ownership.

However, year-on-year increases imposed by the resorts over time now mean that the maintenance fees have risen to become substantial sums.

Owners are also facing the prospect of ongoing yearly fee increases and realising that they (and their families) are often committed to long term contracts for generations to come.

Please try our Future Fees Calculator to estimate your liabilities over the term of your Timeshare contract, based on an annual increase of 7.5%.

If you're concerned about rising fees and how to escape the Timeshare Trap, please contact us today.

Timeshare Owner Reports

Timeshare owner reports

Recent comments from RCI Timeshare owners who have come to us for help with contract cancellation:

Mr Steve R, Middlesex - RCI/Hollywood Mirage

“We 'swapped ‘another place in Tenerife for this in order to move to the points system. Since then, getting exchanges to desirable resorts proves almost impossible, irrespective of in-season or off-season.”

Mrs Rachael B, Yorkshire - RCI Europe

“I purchased my timeshare in 1999 and have been a timeshare member ever since. More often than not, I have not be able to go where I wanted and have ended up giving a few weeks to Friends, etc to book somewhere they wanted in order not to lose the weeks. I have then stayed in a hotel!! I am desperately trying to get rid of the timeshare and am now paying Timeshare Shop in Manchester to get rid of it for me.”

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