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Newsletter April 2013
Dear All, This month in the Newsletter we would like to bring to your attention a product that has been mentioned several times in the past week in the UK Press. The product is Leisure Credit Points. Not totally justified … Continue reading →
Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Canary Islands, Newsletters, Warnings
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Tagged Cooling off, ECC, Eze Group, Holiday Clubs, Leisure & Credit Points, timeshare, timeshare directive, UK Consumer Centre
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Atlantis Escapes a new cold calling Timeshare Reseller from Alicante.
Have you been contacted by Atlantis Escapes already for a sale of your timeshare? There is a chance you will be as they have started recently a cold call campaign to Timeshare owners. Atlantis Escapes actually offers to buy the … Continue reading →
Have you been cold called by Royal Crown International from Benalmadena?
Royal Crown International (RCI) is a cold calling resale company based in Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol. They have been around for a while (they actually claim 30 years!) but it has been only recently that we have been … Continue reading →
Can I claim under the Consumer Credit Act Section 75?
Although we provide information about refund claims on a daily basis, we thought it might be useful for all our readers to have all the facts in one article. First of all, we need to point out that the Consumer … Continue reading →
Posted in Tips & Advice
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Tagged Consumer Credit Act, Credit Card payment, fraud, Mind Timeshare, Mindtimeshare, refund Claim, Scam, timeshare, timeshare directive, Upfront Fees
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Timeshare Disposal Companies, who can we trust?
The question about Timeshare Disposal companies is popping up very often lately in the numerous consumer inquiries we receive at the Customer Care Department. A very difficult question, as there seem to be so many companies that all off the … Continue reading →
Have you been (cold) called by Trinity for a resale of your timeshare?
Cold caller Trinity is a new Timeshare Resale company that has started their cold call campaign recently. Trinity cold calls timeshare consumers and as many other (dubious) resale’s they seem to have clients waiting in a queue to buy the … Continue reading →
Posted in Balearics, Bogus resale companies, Warnings
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Tagged bogusresale, Illes Balears, Mallorca, Mindtimeshare, resale, timeshare, timeshare directive, Trinity, Upfront fee
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Simple Property Marketing Solutions, when reaching the newspapers isn’t a good sign….
The dubious resale company Simple Property marketing Solutions or SPMS as they like to call themselves has reached the headlines of the Daily Mail online. They caught the attention of Tony Hetherington, as a consumer made him aware of the … Continue reading →
Timeshare Trading UK or TTUK a dubious cold calling resale company!
New name, old pitch that is the main resume we can say about Timeshare Trading UK or TTUK as they put in their paperwork. Timeshare Trading UK cold calls the timeshare consumer with an attractive resale offer. In order to … Continue reading →
The 7 most used tricks to avoid the (new) Timeshare Directive and / or refund requests!
We have elaborated a list of the most used reasons (TRICKS!) by different companies in order to not honor cooling off periods, the deposit taking and other reasons for refund requests. The first Timeshare Directive was approved in 1998 and … Continue reading →
Turner & Co properties, Resale offer with Upfront fee..
Another resale company has started cold calling, this time by the name of Turner & Co properties. The cold call is to talk with the timeshare owner about the fact he has his membership for sale, and to tell him … Continue reading →
Posted in Bogus resale companies, Warnings
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Tagged bogus, bogusresale, Mindtimesharetruth, Scam, timeshare directive, Timeshare Traps, Turner & Co properties, Upfront fee, valencia
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Excalibur Sales & Marketing, have you seen their “new” website?
The question of course should be, have you been cold called as well by Excalibur Sales and Marketing. But as we have noticed recently, yet again this company has changed their website address! That is 3 different websites on the go … Continue reading →
Bogus Holiday Clubs and the new Timeshare Directive
Most European countries finally introduced since early last year up to this year the new “Timeshare Directive” based on the consumer protection rules of Directive 2008/122/EU. In the case of the UK this EU piece of legislation was introduced in … Continue reading →
Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Directive, Tips & Advice, Warnings
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Tagged bogusholidayclub, Cooling off, Holiday Vouchers, timeshare, timeshare directive
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Did you get a call from Knights Bridge Services?
Cold caller Knights Bridge Services is contacting timeshare owners about the resale of their ownership. Apart from their contact details they also seem to have the membership details of the timeshare owner which is rather worrying. Knightsbridge Services has a … Continue reading →
Posted in Bogus resale companies, Warnings
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Tagged Knights Bridge Services, timeshare, timeshare directive, Timeshare Resale, Upfront Fees
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All European members have now transposed the Directive into their national law.
Last May, 31st 2012, the European Commission closed an infringement case against Spain on the timeshare Directive (Directive 2008/122/EC) after the country notified the Commission of a new law (Decreto-ley) transposing the rules – European Commission http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/528& The new rules provide significant … Continue reading →
Posted in Directive, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alberto Garcia, bogus resale, bogusholidayclub, bogusresale, Mindtimeshare, Mindtimesharetruth, Scam, timeshare, timeshare directive, Timeshare scams, timesharing, Upfront fee
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PRESS RELEASE; The Spanish Government will approve the new Timeshare Directive today!
Finally the long awaited news has arrived! TODAY the Spanish Government will approve the Timeshare Directive. This is the most important and best news we have heard for ages! Remember that the Timeshare Directive was approved already by other countries … Continue reading →
Press Release: European Commission takes action to enforce timeshare protection!
A press release from the European Commission regarding action to enforce timeshare protection has been published yesterday. The European Commission is going to take legal steps against the 4 EU countries (amongst which is Spain) who have not as yet … Continue reading →
Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Tips & Advice
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Tagged Consumer protection, resale, timeshare directive, timesharing
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7 Tips on how you can avoid a timeshare related scams
TIP 1: Don’t agree to anything over the phone or email until you have the company checked out. *In most cases a simple Google search will take you to forums or websites with a lot of information. Do a search on … Continue reading →
Worthingtons Property Consultants & Greenfield Solicitors
A new alert goes out for Worthingtons Property Consultants with alleged address in Centro Comercial Local 10, Cabopino, 29600 Marbella Spain. Their contact details are wpc@consultant.com and telephone 0845 564 7285 This apparent professional property consultant is cold calling consumers … Continue reading →
Reclaimgc working closely with Mason, Goodwin & Lisco
Update on Reclaimgc and Mason, Goodwin and Lisco who seem to be working together and targeting the same clients in a joint set up. We have previously warned in separate articles on this blog about the “Modus Operandi” of Reclaimgc … Continue reading →
Posted in Warnings
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Tagged legal consultancy, Mason Goodwin & Lisco, reclaim, reclaimgc, resale, Tenerife, timeshare directive
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The new European Directive. Will it be effective?
Just read on The Daily Mirror Crackdown on holiday club rogues … about five years too late http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2011/02/crackdown-on-holiday-club-rogu.html It is not only the last five years. Discount Holiday Club Memberships are operating, about, since 1999. This product emerged after the putting … Continue reading →
Posted in Tips & Advice, Warnings
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Tagged Alberto Garcia, Cooling off, Mindtimeshare, resale, timeshare directive, Upfront fee
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