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Timeshare Help and AdviceFrequently asked questions ~ What is Timeshare? ~ Your Rights - The LawI have won a holiday- is this timeshare? Capital Gains Tax I paid by Credit Card - Abroad - Can I Get a Refund? ~ Yes, BUT Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act only applies where there has been a breach of contract or misrepresentation. Anfi Beach Club U.K. Members' Group Timeshare Trustees Crimeshare Europe Timeshare scams. Did You Buy A Timeshare that never got built? LBC2? If anyone wants to do the same as others have, try a letter to your credit card company that goes something like this: "Dear Sir, I paid over funds for a timeshare which did not materialise and I am writing to ask for a refund. The transaction was for £**** and was a sum of money paid to upgrade my existing timeshare at the Lanzarote Beach club (phase 1) development to the Lanzarote Beach club (phase 2) which was to be built next door to the existing site. Lanzarote Beach club phase 2 has never been built. The vendor has over a period of years led people to believe that construction would begin in the near future, they even had a mock up of the new villas built inside the existing club house to show people round during the selling process. It is now widely accepted that LBC2 will never be built and this well known con has been reported about on the BBC. I would because of this like to claim back under section 75 of the consumer credit act the sum of £**** from yourselves. I realise that it is more than 6 years since the transaction but would point out that LBC2 was still being sold up to spring 1999 and it was not until this point that it was clearly established that no construction would ever take place. Section 32.1 of the Limitation Act 1980 states that the limitation period in cases of fraud runs from the date when the fraud is discovered." Holiday Clubs are BAD news and should be avoided says timeshare consumer association. With timeshare you should get a 10 day minimum (14 days in UK) cooling off period. During this cooling off period no deposit is permitted giving time for you to reconsider and abort. If they don't offer this, walk away. If you visit a presentation and are asked to sign on the spot- Don't, it is probably a club which gets around the usual timeshare laws and regulations. If you are too late and you already have signed - Continue with the purchase and hope it is ok, or cancel within 10 days and ask your credit card company to refund under their voluntary code, and risk being taken to court by the holiday club or its agents. Talk to a solicitor. Crown Resorts Club, Spain Mainly UK owners. GVC Members Web SiteYou'll find the GVC Mailing List is about sharing information with other Members. After you have entered your email address you will automatically receive all messages posted to the mailing list. They currently have nearly 400 gvc owners on the mailing list! Option to choose to receive individual emails, a daily digest or you can read the messages on the web only. Holiday Property Bond VOICEYou may find it useful to contact VOICE (Vacation Owners Independent Coalition in Europe), which is an independent timeshare owner/consumer advice service based in the U.K. VOICE can be reached at the following address:VOICE 224 Liscard Road, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 5TN USEFUL LAWYERSBell & Scott 16 Hill StreetEDINBURGH EH2 3LD Tel: 0131 226 6703 Richmonds (Vic Oddy) Richmonds House White Rose Way DONCASTER DN4 5JH Tel: 01302 762900 Fax: 01302 762801 Needham & James (John Hughes) 1 Waterloo Street BIRMINGHAM B2 5PG Tel: 0121 644 4400 Fax: 0121 633 4450 John Howell & Co (John Howell) 17 Maiden Lane Covent Garden LONDON WC2E 7NA Tel: 020 7420 0400 URL: Website Dieter Fahnebrock (Andreas Schomerus - speaks good English and German) Plaza Calvo Sotelo 1-2, 5e 03001 Alicante SPAIN Tel: (00 34) 965 21 53 99 Fax: (00 34) 965 21 38 65 Office of Fair Trading For complaints about Timeshare abuses. Office of Fair Trading, Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8JX. EP QUESTION ON THE TIMESHARE DIRECTIVE Timeshare Directive 1997 from UK government sources. Timeshare Helpline Limited Company. First Floor, Charter House, 26 Claremont Road, Surbiton, SURREY, KT6 4RD, Tel 0181 296 0900. Actively extricating consumers from timeshare contracts since 1990. "I will continue to fight the credit card issuing banks, developers, sales teams, and dodgy resale companies not least of all because this is the only company that offers the service. I will similarly continue to be astounded by the appalling bad advice people are receiving from their solicitors who do not have to declare their ignorance and charge people just the same." L P Leighton (Mrs), Director, Timeshare Helpline 15 May 1998. TIMESHARE ACT 1992 - HAMPSHIRE REGULATORY SERVICES - TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE - PRIMARY LAW Hampshire Trading Standards Service PRIMARY LAW - Timeshare Act 1992 Information on Trading Standards is available from Hampshire Regulatory Services Advice Service Provides rights to cancel certain timeshare... Timeshare User Group Advice and Tips Actually, this is U.S. based, but there is so much happening it is worth a look even from the UK side of the water. Certainly worth a look for anyone interested in US exchanges. Timeshare Makes Sense Help Line International Company created to offer services to timeshare owners and marketers / developers and has been successfully operational since 1996. Email email Help Line International Timeshare, International Real Estate Digest A guide to useful and useless sites. Timesharing Today Homepage (US) Subscribe to Timesharing Today, the timeshare owners' magazine. timesharemagazin.de Information about timeshare in Europe incl. Forum (unfortunately the most parts only in German at the moment) www.mandelgarten.de The Homepage of the timeshare owners of Residenz Mandelgarten in Deidesheim/Germany (German/English) Useful LinksTrading Standards adviceFill in your postcode to find the local trading standards office. Association of Timeshare Owners Committee Looks after the interests of timeshare owners. Organisation for Timeshare in Europe advice Trade association - reputable timeshare companies should be a member. Rip-off Tip-off This site is designed to let you tell us about traders who you think are 'RIPPING OFF ' the UK public. Companies that cheat and defraud Timeshare Sh*t of the Year - Award 2005 |