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Recent Victories

Twelve positive awards valued at £286,599 including an award against Restotel & Medhotel totalling £79,233

Twelve positive awards valued at £286,599 including an award against Restotel & Medhotel totalling £79,233

M1 Legal are pleased to inform you of the latest Spanish court victories over the last two weeks. The Malaga-based firm of lawyers secured TWELVE positive awards with a total value of £286,599 which is an average of £23,883. The highest award in these latest results was confirmed against Restotel and Medhotel valued at £79,233.

Please see below a breakdown of the substantive results:

1st Court of Instance:
  • Silverpoint  - In Arona, court number three, the judge declared the contract null under law 42/1998 for lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration. Amount awarded - £45,078.
  • Diamond Resorts  - In Fuengirola, court number three, the judge declared the contract null under the law 04/2012 for lack of information regarding the contract duration. Amount awarded - £11,932.
  • Restotel and Medhotel - Denia court number three resulted in a judgement by default (the defendant did not attend).  The judge declared the contract null under the law 04/2012 regarding the lack of accommodation and contract duration information.  Amount awarded - £79,233.
  • Restotel and Medhotel - In Denia court number three, the judge declared the contract null under the law 42/1998 regarding the lack of accommodation and contract duration information.  Amount awarded - £43,737.
  • Anfi Sales and Anfi Resorts  - In San Bartolomé de Tirajana, court number three, the judge declared the contract null under the law 04/2012 for lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration.  Amount awarded - £12,852.
  • CLC Continental Resorts  - In Arona, court number three, the judge declared the contract null under law 04/2012 for lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration.  Amount awarded - £25,591.

M1 Legal also received confirmation of a positive judgement against Heritage Resorts.

Appeals:

  • CLC Sucursal x 2 - In the Court of Appeal, Tenerife and Malaga, it was confirmed that the judgements still stand from the first instance which declared the contracts null due to lack of information regarding the accommodation and contract duration (law 04/2012). Amounts Awarded - £13,789, £15,807. 
  • Perblau 2000 (Onagrup) - In Barcelona Court of Appeal, it was confirmed that the court had declared our client's contract null due to lack of information regarding accommodation and contract duration. The decision by the judge in the first instance (which we initially lost) has been overturned.  Amount Awarded - £15,981. 
  • Anfi - In Las Palmas Court of Appeal, it was confirmed that the court had declared our client's contract null due to lack of information regarding accommodation and contract duration. The decision by the judge in the first instance (which we initially lost) has been overturned.  Amount Awarded - £12,704.

M1 Legal also received confirmation of a positive appeal against Explotación Hotelera.

In all but one case, court costs were awarded too.

Jurisdiction:

Five cases valued at £76,809.

In the lastest jurisdiction positive results, there were five cases against Diamond Resorts. 

In one of the cases, the Mercantile Court suspended the claim until the jurisdiction object raised by the defendants was heard in the European court. Subsequently, M1 appealed this decision which has now been overturned. The court ordered the claim to proceed in the Mercantile court in Spain.

In the remaining four cases, Diamond appealed against the initial decision to proceed with the claim in Spain which was declined by the judge, the next step for these cases will be preliminary hearing.

About Timeshare Release

During the Timeshare sales boom of the 80s & 90s, potential buyers were lured in by the promise of affordable exotic holidays, flexible exchange programmes and the impression that Timeshare would be a valuable "investment".

In an industry with little or no regulation, high pressure sales tactics were rife and contract smallprint was often glossed over and explained away by sharp salespeople.

Many Timeshare buyers were therefore unaware that they were actually making significant, long term financial commitments on behalf of themselves and their families.

To find out how you can escape the Timeshare Trap please complete the short Timeshare Release Wizard now.

The Timeshare Trap

The timeshare trap

For many Timeshare owners, annual maintenance fees were barely considered token amounts in the early "honeymoon period" of ownership.

However, year-on-year increases imposed by the resorts over time now mean that the maintenance fees have risen to become substantial sums.

Owners are also facing the prospect of ongoing yearly fee increases and realising that they (and their families) are often committed to long term contracts for generations to come.

Please try our Future Fees Calculator to estimate your liabilities over the term of your Timeshare contract, based on an annual increase of 7.5%.

If you're concerned about rising fees and how to escape the Timeshare Trap, please contact us today.

Timeshare Owner Reports

Timeshare owner reports

Recent comments from RCI Timeshare owners who have come to us for help with contract cancellation:

Mr Steve R, Middlesex - RCI/Hollywood Mirage

“We 'swapped ‘another place in Tenerife for this in order to move to the points system. Since then, getting exchanges to desirable resorts proves almost impossible, irrespective of in-season or off-season.”

Mrs Rachael B, Yorkshire - RCI Europe

“I purchased my timeshare in 1999 and have been a timeshare member ever since. More often than not, I have not be able to go where I wanted and have ended up giving a few weeks to Friends, etc to book somewhere they wanted in order not to lose the weeks. I have then stayed in a hotel!! I am desperately trying to get rid of the timeshare and am now paying Timeshare Shop in Manchester to get rid of it for me.”

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