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Recent Victories

Eighteen positive court awards valued at £317,587 including a case against Marriott totalling £66,955

Eighteen positive court awards valued at £317,587 including a case against Marriott totalling £66,955

We are pleased to inform you of the latest Spanish court victories. M1 Legal secured EIGHTEEN positive awards amounting to £317,587. The highest award from these latest results was a case against Marriott who were ordered to pay our client £66,955.

Please see below a breakdown of the substantive results:

1st Court of Instance:

  • Marriott x 4 - In Marbella, the judge declared all four contracts null due to lack of property and/or contract duration information. (Laws 42/1998|04/2012). Amounts awarded - £16,437, £13,600, £11,675, £14,153.
  • Marriott - On this next case also in Marbella, the judge declared the contract null due to lack of property and contract duration information. The contract between the plaintiff and MVCI Holidays S.L. along with MVCI Management S.L, resulted in the judge ordering Marriott to refund the contract price less weeks used at a rate of £769 per year until the issue of this judgment with interest. Furthermore, the judge also ordered Marriott to pay for payments made during the legal resolution period, plus legal interest from the filing of the lawsuit. Amount awarded - £66,955.

We also received a positive award against Elite Fuerteventura.

Appeals:

  • Club la Costa x 4 - The Court of Appeal has confirmed four judgments from the First Instance that declared the contract null due to lack of property and/or contract duration information. (Laws 42/1998|04/2012) Amounts awarded - £20,402, £19,110, £34,764, £27,780.
  • Anfi x 3 - The Court of Appeal has confirmed three judgments from the First Instance that declared the contract null due to lack of property and/or contract duration information. (Laws 42/1998|04/2012) Amounts awarded - £20,179, £11,571, £19,128.

We also received further positive decisions against Tasolan, Club la Costa and Anfi.

All cases mentioned above will now proceed to the next step.

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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