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...
Our associates at M1 Legal have recently updated us on the grounds to pursue timeshare claims against Intercorp Hotel Group companies including Ses Fontanellas Plaza Limited (an offshore Isle of Man company) and Seloynab SL. The Isle of Man company Ses Fontanellas...
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...
European Consumer Claims CEO Andrew Cooper & our Associated firm of Spanish lawyers M1 Legal were both mentioned in the latest article by the Financial Times, FCA orders Millions to be paid back on Barclays timeshare loans. You can see the article here in The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A High Court Judge’s ruling due later this year could help thousands of English timeshare resort owners break free from their contracts and be awarded compensation. A High Court Judge sitting at Winchester County Court will be handing down a judgment following a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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