World media mainstay Reader's Digest focuses on the global timeshare problem, and European Consumer Claims' campaign to fight back Media powerhouse Reader's Digest is the world's biggest selling paid-circulation magazine, reaching 40 million people in more...
Scam firms emailing ECC clients from suspect domains. TAC advice on how to avoid falling victim to cyber criminals Email out of the blue This week a Timeshare Advice Centre (TAC) client whose case was completed several months ago forwarded us an email,...
Bastion of British media and world leader in journalism turns its attention toward rogue timeshare companies... and the firm bringing them to heel Honest, intelligent news The Sunday Times is a 102 year old, high quality British broadsheet newspaper. It...
Everlasting contracts trapped people in leases they couldn’t afford, but there’s a way out, reports Eugene Costello Many of the UK’s half a million timeshare owners are locked into unfair contracts — and it could be their children who carry on paying the price....
European Consumer Claims in Europe, American Consumer Claims in the US European Consumer Claims (ECC) American Consumer Claims (ACC) might be a relatively new name in the USA, but they have been timeshare claims and relinquishment market leaders in Europe since...
Within journalism there is freedom of speech, but we still have to be cautious when claiming that our business is the foremost of its kind. Here is why we believe ECC are the leaders in the field of timeshare compensation claims European Consumer Claims is...
From all the team at European Consumer Claims (ECC), we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Whether you are a current or past client of ours, we would like to thank you for choosing us to help achieve your timeshare relinquishment or claim goals....
2022 fails to deliver calm after 2021's COVID challenges After the madness of 2021 we were all hoping for some stability, and ideally a chance to regroup and recover. COVID is still with us, but restrictions are largely gone. On the whole we seem to be living...
M1 Legal has been fighting for customers of one of the oldest timeshare complexes in Spain for six years, and their diligent work has started to pay off this month. Big victories for timeshare customers For the last few decades, one of Spain’s oldest timeshare...
Timeshare exchange networks were created to allow the exclusive resort member the possibility of travel to other high quality destinations. But recent years have highlighted systemic faults... The idea in a nutshell Timeshare owners bought into what used to be...
As war flames through Eastern Europe and effects are beginning to be felt further afield, people are asking: "what will it mean to me?". We look at what it may mean for timeshare owners... Global shockwaves Just as every nation on earth seemed to be emerging...
M1 Legal scoring victory after victory in the Spanish courts. Is this the end for timeshare malpractice in Europe? Lawless industry Spain has been the hub of European timeshare sales for decades. Holidaymakers, largely from Britain were targeted...
Positive developments regarding claims against Club La Costa (CLC) Club La Costa timeshare claimants recently received an update letter from the official CLC administrators. As readers may be aware, CLC filed for administration and that process is now being handled by...
Worldwide changes From '2 weeks to flatten the curve' in early 2020, the pandemic has seemingly settled in as a permanent, insidious feature of our universe As we approach 2022, COVID affects every part of our lives. Remote communication and maintaining distance from...
Timeshare claimants celebrate as ruling extends the administration process for 'bankrupt' Club La Costa. Administrators granted 12 extra months to retrieve money owed Compensation claims for illegal timeshare sales Club La Costa, along with many other timeshare...
M1 Legal are enjoying a growing number of successful claims against the timeshare giants In 2017 M1 Legal secured their first victory against timeshare operator Club La Costa in the Spanish courts and since then have cemented their place as the leading firm of lawyers...
Please find below an article forwarded from Travel Daily News. Original post can be found here. ΗolidaysThe government is very clear: Travelling abroad for the purpose of holidays is illegal. Doing so (or even trying to leave the country) without an officially...
WHAT is believed to be the biggest award in European timeshare history regarding a dispute over a Tenerife timeshare (La Pinta Beach Resort) is now one step away from getting the results for British couple Mr & Mrs Sewell-Rutter from Southampton. See their...
The climate of the working world is not in its finest state at present as we all continue to battle through the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. With that being said, European Consumer Claims continues to service the thousands of timeshare owners who have trusted...
Reality Check, 2020 has thrown the world into chaos, financial markets have crashed, millions have lost their jobs, cities and countries have been locked down and travel bans have been enforced. For most, the focus has been on staying safe and ensuring where possible...
Our victory against La Pinta took place in the Court of Appeal against Holidayway Marketing SL & Las Vistas Marketing SL. The AP Santa Cruz Court in Tenerife came to the decision that each company is responsible to reimburse the amount of its own contract, the...
It has come to our attention, that Anfi Sales SL are contacting all Anfi Members with regards to signing a new agreement with a Fiduciary Company called Continental Trustee Ltd. This is to guarantee a strict control of property inventory although there is no...
As you probably have seen over the past few months during the COVID-19 pandemic, video chat has exploded in subscribers, we even saw the Houses of Parliament conduct video meetings with Boris Johnson. The platform used – Zoom! Zoom reported that during March their...
Malaga based firm of lawyers M1 Legal working in conjunction with European Consumer Claims represented a British client against Resort Development Organisation member, Club la Costa World at the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal in Malaga (Appeal proceeding...
Are you planning to travel to your timeshare any time soon?Are you prepared to wear a mask for the entire time you are travelling through the airports and on the airplane? Are you prepared to sit in the airport for 4 hours a time?Are you prepared for limited or...
Having paid your maintenance fees for 2020 and given the inability to use your resort raises the question will you be paying 2021 fees? To our knowledge not one resort has offered maintenance fee refunds! Some have offered credit notes towards a future holiday, but...
Flight Cancellations – Continued Maintenance Fees exacerbated by lockdown! The Timeshare Consumer Association (TCA) are a timeshare owner’s body who stand up for consumers’ rights in timeshare. The lockdowns that are being enforced throughout the globe mean that most...
The timeshare industry has a polluted reputation throughout. Whether it’s the resorts misleading consumers into their timeshare agreements or someone else claiming they will legally get them out of their timeshare but won’t actually follow through. What might...
The facts In the first three short months of 2020 we have achieved a lot and we have numerous success stories to report on. We take this opportunity to review what the first quarter of this year has brought us. Cases can take some time to get through the...
By now, most of you are probably aware that as of Monday evening, the UK Prime Minister addressed the nation imposing a mandatory lockdown restricting outdoor activities and pleaded for the public to stay home. Very similar to the current situation in Spain, where...
Purchasing a timeshare is a lot easier than trying to dispose of one. European Consumer Claims have huge success when it comes to claiming against timeshare groups and resorts in Europe. The success rate for claims cases in Spain alone is at 96%. We do however also...
Annual maintenance fees can be hard to keep up with year after year. Many timeshare owners are under the illusion that you are able to stop paying your maintenance bills and in turn the problem will disappear. The decision to stop paying is risky business and will...
Before Christmas, we gave one of our clients the greatest gift of all – a win. But the win also came with a huge payout of €16,000. This is one of the latest victories from our team. The UK couple, in their 70s, told us that a “big weight has been lifted” after we...
Consumer Alert! We have recently discovered that there are bogus companies out there again, targeting timeshare owners in their vulnerable time of need. These companies tend to cold call and use quick pop-up websites in an attempt to create credibility. The most...
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