Released on: February 25, 2008, 5:28 am

Press Release Author: Nick Marr

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: Residents living in the Spanish village of La Viñuela in the
Axarquía, Málaga province has received a letter from the local town hall asking them
to pay ‘voluntary tax’ of between €6,000 and €12,000 in order to legalise their
unlawfully constructed home


Press Release Body: Rickmansworth, UK, Feb 25,2008--Most residents living in the
Spanish village of La Viñuela in the Axarquía, Málaga province has received a letter
from the local town hall. It asks them to pay a so-called ‘voluntary tax’ of between
€6,000 and €12,000 in order to legalise their unlawfully constructed home.

Around 50 of the inhabitants affected are British, some of who have already paid
this peculiar tax. However, Homesoverseas.co.uk has been informed that the town
halls request for the ‘voluntary tax’ is in itself “illegal” and so those who have
not already paid this toll should seek legal advice with regards to the situation.

Spanish legal expert Jordi Sanchez-Tort of the International Property Law Centre
told Homesoverseas.co.uk that such letters “would be contradictory and void under
Spanish Law.” This is because the adjective “voluntary” does not appear within the
definition of Spanish tax.

Sanchez-Tort added: “In this case, residents have been affected by a request from
the town hall, asking for a voluntary tax to legalise their homes, thus suggesting
that their homes are currently illegal. This is contradictory; if a construction
were illegal this would be due to the developers non-compliance with the town
planning regulations, not because of non-payment for a specific licence or permit.
Therefore payment of such a voluntary tax logically would not lead to an illegal
property becoming legal.

“The procedures to legalise illegal constructions are regulated under Spanish Law,
and does not include payment of a \"voluntary tax”.

Contact Information:

Nick Marr
Homesgofast
Marr International Ltd
Cardinal Point,Park Road,
Rickmansworth WD3 1RE
United Kingdom
+44 207 691 7896
nick@homesgofast.com
http://www.homesgofast.com/

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Contact Details: Nick Marr
Homesgofast
Marr International Ltd
Cardinal Point,Park Road,
Rickmansworth WD3 1RE
United Kingdom
+44 207 691 7896
nick@homesgofast.com
http://www.homesgofast.com/