Tackling planning abuse on the agenda in Almeria
Tackling planning abuse on the agenda in Almeria
Steps have been taken to clamp down on planning abuse in one area of Spain. Spanish Property Insight reports on the outcome of a meeting held in Almeria to discuss what could be done to curb the problems .
Almost 400 people attended the meeting held in
Mojacar where the message was conveyed that Spain should remain a popular option for foreign property investors and that the country offered a good quality of life, despite the problems that have dogged the housing sector recently. Speaking at the meeting, councillor of Mojacar Angel Medina did not deny the difficulties that had arisen, but said that there were several measures that should be put in place to remedy them. These included establishing a legal protocol for conveyancing, making sure that estate agents were registered, insured and supervised and employing independent agencies to ensure that both the environment and human rights are protected throughout the process.
It also emerged from the meeting that a new organisation was being set up to fight for the members' common interest of preventing planning abuse. The fledgling organisation, to be called AULAN (Abusos Urbanísticos Levante Almeriense No) will cover the western coastal area of
Almeria, the Levante Almeriense, and will be linked to a similar association in Valencia. It is expected that AULAN will eventually form part of a national federation of like-minded organisations.
AULAN states that its objective is to strive for the protection of human rights within the ambit of the real-estate and planning fields, hoping to prevent abuses. The organisation also aims to inform its members of any planning changes that will affect them. In addition, AULAN hopes that, by members grouping together, it will be able to exert more pressure on the relevant authorities to try and solve current and possible future problems.
It is stated that firm steps have already been discussed at a higher political level and with other organisations to try and solve the problems that have already arisen, satisfying the soon-to-be members of AULAN that their plight is being taken seriously. AULAN will formally be set up and members elected in a meeting to be held shortly. Both Britons and Spaniards living in the Levante Almeriense have been invited to join.
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9 May 2008
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