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Why timeshare exchanges so relentlessly fail to deliver

Why timeshare exchanges so relentlessly fail to deliver

In its formative years timeshare was sold as 'fixed weeks'. You went to the same resort and stayed in the same room in the same week every year. Exchange systems were created to allow more choice and flexibility. Yet almost universally timeshare owners, even those...

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The Ever Increasing Cost of Maintenance Fees

The Ever Increasing Cost of Maintenance Fees

Maintenance Fees As a timeshare owner you are obviously aware of your contractual liability to pay annual maintenance fees. It has always surprised us that most resorts send out the annual bill just before Christmas. We are sure that you would agree that no bill just...

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Are You Going to Pay Your Maintenance Fees For 2021?

Are You Going to Pay Your Maintenance Fees For 2021?

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...

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Silverpoint SL in Liquidation

Silverpoint SL in Liquidation

Silverpoint SL has been declared by the Tenerife’s Commercial Court to be in “Concurso de Acreedores”. This was declared on the 15th January 2020 and it means that the company has fallen into liquidation. It has been expected for many months now that this would be the...

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Diamond Resorts Response

Diamond Resorts Response

Dear Diamond Resorts Owner, On the subject of the Diamond Resorts recent circular “Notice from Diamond’s Legal Team” Kwikchex.com & Diamond continue to try and pull the wool over the eyes of their members. We understand that these communications can be unsettling...

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Real Lawyers, Real Victories, Real Results

Real Lawyers, Real Victories, Real Results

There are fake companies pretending to offer help to timeshare victims TIMESHARE claims are becoming a trickier business. Because of the HUGE volume of claims victories going through the Spanish courts, the timeshare resorts themselves are using manipulative...

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M1 Legal – The new “heroes” in timeshare claims

M1 Legal – The new “heroes” in timeshare claims

Our legal associates, Spanish law firm M1 Legal are producing some amazing results right now and are becoming the new “heroes” against the timeshare resorts, last week alone they reported 5 victories totaling £95,918.18. 2019: £1/2 million in payouts so far To date...

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Consumer Warning: Doorstep Selling

Consumer Warning: Doorstep Selling

There has been a HUGE increase in complaints from members of the public concerning ‘No Win No Fee’ home-sit (doorstep) appointments. There will often be ‘no win’ and there will always be a fee for relinquishment which in many cases we have seen will be a notification...

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M1 Legal Respond to Club la Costa World

M1 Legal Respond to Club la Costa World

We are writing to you in a response to the email from Club La Costa World Chairman Roy Peires dated 14th October which reveals negative statements about ECC and M1 Legal.   We would like to explain that Club La Costa World send generated emails to their members...

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THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU SIGN YOUR RIGHTS AWAY

THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU SIGN YOUR RIGHTS AWAY

Your Rights Tens of millions of pounds in timeshare compensation awards are currently being processed in the courts of Spain - the average claim being around £20-£25k. As a result of this and the huge influx of new claims being processed, Timeshare companies are...

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ECC Quarterly – Our 2020 success stories so far

ECC Quarterly – Our 2020 success stories so far

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...

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How much is YOUR Timeshare claim worth?

How much is YOUR Timeshare claim worth?

Are those maintenance and finance bills weighing you down? Did you know we can tell you how much you could potentially claim, you could be sitting on a lump sum worth THOUSANDS! INTRODUCING OUR CLAIMS CALCULATOR Click Here to Find Out Find out how much you could claim...

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Brexit Paves the Way for Timeshare Mediation

Brexit Paves the Way for Timeshare Mediation

Brexit should be seen as an opportunity and not a hindrance for those in the UK fighting disputes over unwanted timeshares says a Spanish legal expert. The claim comes from Adriana Stoyanova, a lawyer with Malaga based M1 Legal, specialists in timeshare contract law...

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Football Star’s Link to Timeshare Mis-selling

Football Star’s Link to Timeshare Mis-selling

David Brown from The Times published a great article last week about famous footballer stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville commenting on their connection to a Maltese timeshare resort which is in the spotlight for mis-selling timeshares and related loan agreements...

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ON TRACK FOR A RECORD YEAR!

ON TRACK FOR A RECORD YEAR!

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...

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La Pinta – Record Spanish Ruling

La Pinta – Record Spanish Ruling

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...

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If And When… Are You Going To Travel Abroad This Year?

If And When… Are You Going To Travel Abroad This Year?

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...

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Consumer Alert!

Consumer Alert!

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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Club La Costa Response

Club La Costa Response

Dear Club La Costa member, On the subject of the Club La Costa (CLC) recent circular “The Wind Up that’s been Wound Up” Kwikchex.com & CLC continue to try and pull the wool over the eyes of their members and Trading Standards. We understand that these...

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Another Timeshare Resort Crashes

Another Timeshare Resort Crashes

It was confirmed that on the 6th June 2019 another Spanish timeshare resort Club Paradiso/Paramount has closed its doors. The company that manages the resort is Excel Hotels & Resorts and their website is no longer available, phones jump to voicemail with only...

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M1 Legal Resolve ECC Timeshare Case With €20,684 Payout

M1 Legal Resolve ECC Timeshare Case With €20,684 Payout

Some of the M1 Legal Team with the happy couple.From left to right: Cristina Rodriguez Luz, Jaime González, Walter Shankley, Nancy Shankley, Patricia Criado, Maria Luisa Gonzalez. Walter & Nancy Shankley from Lanark, Scotland came to visit after kindly giving us...

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Timeshare Appeal Snowball Effect

Timeshare Appeal Snowball Effect

Club La Costa The Story So Far... Following on from our ‘Resort Appeals Overruled’ article in the last issue, we have an update on the story so far. After an initial court decision that the case did not fall under Spanish jurisdiction, M1 Legal appealed the decision...

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