Dear Owners, Thank goodness July has been and gone as it brought with it an abundance of problems caused by holiday makers over and above what we usually experience. There were particular issues with big groups of young people in blocks 1 and 8 who felt the need to break every rule and some! It never ceases to amaze me how some people behave. Our lovely Tomi has now officially retired and the last payment was made to him at the end of June. I’m sure we all wish [...]

Dear Owners, There have been no major issues during June – minor maintenance issues have been dealt with promptly and some bigger jobs which are in the pipeline will now be held over until after the summer season. A new area for garden waste has now been established which should make things easier for the gardener. A post box is going to be installed on the wall outside the concierge hut so that if the post arrives when the concierge is doing his rounds there is a secure place [...]

Dear Owners, The focus for May was work in the gardens – the doors to the pool-houses have all been painted, the fountain behind block 3 has been cleaned and Patrick, the owner of apartment 203, volunteered to repair and repaint the benches around Phase 1 and has done a superb job. The outside ‘barranco’ area has been almost completely cleared of weeds. This is something we always had to pay a lot of extra money to have done but which has been done this time as part of [...]

Dear Owners, No major maintenance issues cropped up in April. The path outside block 4 has been modified to improve the access to the garages of blocks 3 and 4 so hopefully cars can now enter from the right direction. Tomi visited Phase 1 on 11 April and is signed off until his next review on 6 May. His doctor however has advised him that he cannot drive anymore which obviously would make a return to work almost impossible. He is eligible for retirement from the beginning of July [...]