Are ECC legitimate? European Consumer Claims (ECC): One of a tiny number of timeshare claims firms that can be trusted with both relinquishments and compensation claims. How do we know this? The website www.timesharetrust.co.uk lists several key indicators which...
Is this the start of the next PPI scandal? On the 14th June 2021, Timeshare Advice Centre reported on the huge win for timeshare owners ‘mis-sold’ Barclays Partner Finance Loans. Barclays Partner Finance (BPF),was a preferred finance company for a Maltese timeshare...
Our Associates at M1 Legal have just announced a ground-breaking victory against RCI for a Pure Points contract sold by Sunset Beach Club and Crown Resorts Isle of Man. This case was somewhat experimental as a legal challenge like this had never before been tested. We...
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...
Our associates at M1 Legal confirmed a record week of awards for clients totalling over £405,000. The majority of cases were against well known European timeshare companies with an average award value of €19,000 CLUB LA COSTA SILVERPOINTONAGROUP ANFI All 21...
New COVID laws in the UK will mean £5000 fines for any brits taking a holiday abroad. The legislation covering COVID-19 restrictions includes a ban on leaving the UK without a reasonable excuse – those that break the rule will be fined. More strains are being...
European Consumer Claims (ECC) roundup of latest timeshare scam variations. What to watch out for and when to hang up. The latest innovations of timeshare scams to beware of. Victim lists A large proportion of timeshare members own something they no longer...
To many timeshare owners the idea of making a compensation claim can be fraught with questions: Do I qualify? Was I really mis-sold, or am I being greedy to seek compensation? Am I making a fuss over nothing? Sure, the timeshare companies ignored...
One man's timeshare claim journey. - To many timeshare owners the idea of making a compensation claim can be fraught with questions: Do I qualify? Was I really mis-sold, or am I being greedy to seek compensation? Am I making a fuss over...
Timeshare owners are more desperate than ever to break free from restrictive memberships. Resorts are resisting the exodus because they can't afford to lose the revenue stream from annual fees. So how do you escape from a timeshare you no longer...
Timeshare industry publicity machine under fire as "betrayed" members panic. - Paid timeshare industry PR organisations facing criticism over silence following major resorts' collapse. Disappointed members claim they were misled over the health of their clubs, and...
Consumer organisations appalled as fake law firms actively target previous fraud victims by illegally buying data from other criminals Fraudsters Many timeshare owners are desperate to escape the expense of their membership, with its restrictions and ever...
A message from our CEO, Andrew Cooper; 2020 has been a historic year. It has tested all of us in every aspect of our lives and we have learned new ways to cope, empathise and work together even though physically we have often been forced to be apart. Finally the...
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...
Last week our largest victory was against Club la Costa, with the monies awarded totalling the huge amount of £64,221. The contractual agreement provided by CLC did not contain sufficient detail of what exactly was purchased by the timeshare owners or the time...
Last week, we obtained a victory in a case against Silverpoint which was heard in Arona Court. In this case, we obtained £18,912 for our clients. The nullity of the agreement was declared by the judge due the lack of information the contract contained as it doesn't...
Last week, our legal team were in the courts on four separate occasions for substantive cases. The monies awarded for the two Silverpoint cases accumulated to the huge amount of £134,166. In one of the two cases we also won the court costs. The nullity of...
In our most recent substantive cases, our legal team obtained two victories in cases against Anfi with the accumulated value of £23,058 in monies awarded. In addition to this, we received a favourable judgement from the Consumer Office Dispute in Algrave against Oura...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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