HI the reason we did not see the property was that we only saw the model in their offices,because they had not started construction .The Isla had to be dug out first as we were told, then the golf course constructed .Even the administrator did not know how many people had been ripped off because as they told us Parador had not been keeping proper account of how many people have been invoved .They were basically sitting by the phone waiting for people to contact them because they dont know how many people it involves,so if you dont contact the administrator you wont have a claim .I blame POLARIS aswell because they must know ,all they have said to me is PARADOR are nothing to do with us ?? I would like to know how many more people have been missold at the ISLA CONDADA.

If you brought the property off plans then it would be obvious that you had not seen it built, but your post indicated that you had not seen the area and had no idea on the distance from the sea, which I found strange as I know that you would have had to visit the intended resort to sign your purchase contract in the Polaris offices. It is no good claiming that you have been mis-sold a property on that basis.

Without wishing to defend Parador in any way, it is not their fault that the property is not built, and they would not receive their full commission until completion.

I have no idea what administrator you might be talking about, but other than taking a fee for a now non-existent Owners Club, how can Parador have ripped off you or anyone else? You have a Polaris contract and if the property is still not completed within the specified timescale then your grievance should be with them. They are simply passing the buck by blaming an Agent.

The 66,000 Euro that you have paid to your Solicitor should have been paid to Polaris, and they would have exchanged that money for a bank guarantee certificate which your Solicitor should have. Parador haven't got your money, but either your Solicitor or Polaris have, and it is up to one of them to give it back to you.

As I previously stated, if you are paying a Solicitor, then get him to sort your problem out for you. Polaris will probably want to swap your intended purchase for one of their many unsold completed properties on another site. Alternatively, you can insist on a total refund. Either way you will be in a strong position to renegotiate, as the price of the property that you originally purchased would now have dropped considerably.

Just do a google for Parador, I shall say no more

The reason why we did not see the area was ,we originally went with my sister inlaw she was the one who was buying .On the second day she was not able to finance the purchase due to her husband not giving her the finance to buy.So on the third day with a lot of cohersion from the rep we went to POLARIS head office .We never saw the area because it wasnt what the sister inlaw had instructed the rep she required.But it so happened that the property was suitable for us.While we had gone around looking we talked about families etc,knowing we had only an hour or so before our flight back home she said why dont you have a look at our new development it will fit your criteria perfectly .So knowing our criteria we took her word and this is how we are in this mess

A bit niaive I thnk and Far too trusting. I think you sister inlaws husband was very wise not to give her the finance. NEVER NEVER BE RUSHED INTO A PURCHASE OF THIS MAGNITUDE. WOULD YOU BUY A PROPERTY IN THE UK LIKE THIS? OFF PLAN ? WITHOUT SEEING THE AREA ? I THINK NOT !!!

Others be warned !!!!

Hi sparky mark, have just seen posting re Parador on website, there a number of dates, so not sure when posted. Our advice is dont go near, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.