Dear Owners, August, despite being hot, humid and busy, passed by without any major problems. The new area for the collection of the garden waste has now been completed and the skip removed from the parking bay on the left as you enter Phase 1. Carlos (2) returned for an additional week to finish pruning the perimeter hedges. The entrance to Phase 1 was painted and one arm of the main gate, which had been leaking oil, was repaired rather than being replaced as was originally suggested. Jorge, our [...]

Dear Owners, The summer season is well underway and thankfully no major problems have arisen this month. General maintenance work continues and problems dealt with as and when they arise which are pretty constant. The new owners of apartment 409 have paid their legal obligation with regard to the debt on this property by paying the first two quarters of the current year plus three previous years. We are now in discussion with the community lawyer regarding the rest of the debt against the previous owner and whether it [...]

Dear Owners, Things have been relatively peaceful during June other than the spate of burglaries in the wider La Cala Hills community. Thankfully Phase 1 was not targeted and I have not heard of any further reports in the last couple of weeks so hopefully that problem has gone away. Gerardo and I continue to try and reduce the debtors list by liaising with those owners who do have a debt with the community. Our new community lawyer discovered that apartment 409 was sold at the end of last [...]

Dear Owners, Unfortunately, there has recently been a spate of burglaries in the Urbanisation – in Phases 4 and 5, Las Lomas and Montebello and yesterday in Phase 3. It is hard to get exact information but it would appear that access is being gained at night via unlocked windows and doors. There is some suggestion, although it is unconfirmed, that gas is being used. The Police have obviously been notified but the advice, at the moment, is to be extra vigilant in terms of securing your apartment. Patti [...]

Dear owners Just to give you an update to pool 1 the leak has been repaired free of charge by our pool maintenance company. They have advised that it is now too hot to carry out the repairs to the floor tiles so this will have to wait until the temperatures drop after the summer. Patti