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No Win No Fee claims
Dear Nicola, There are different solutions if the timeshare owner does not want to go to a lawyer for advice and legal knowledge, but most of them are not viable because the Resort is not interested in the owner leaving. In addition, there are many scam companies that want to deceive clients into beRead more
Dear Nicola,
There are different solutions if the timeshare owner does not want to go to a lawyer for advice and legal knowledge, but most of them are not viable because the Resort is not interested in the owner leaving. In addition, there are many scam companies that want to deceive clients into believing that they can get rid of their timeshare very easily, however, in the end, they end up scamming the client, making them pay a large amount of money supposedly to “achieve that end”, but they never manage to compensate them.
Our experience has shown us that the most effective solution to get rid of a timeshare is to cancel the original contract.
Every claims company has a way of charging its clients, some companies will charge up front while others will give facilities with installment payments or even payment at the end of the litigation.
When you need the services of a lawyer, you go to his office for legal advice and that advice and legal knowledge has a cost. This is the same. You hire the services of a company formed by lawyers specialized in timeshare to request the nullity of your contract with a resort. You pay for the service they provide once they have explained to you the payment schedule and the ways the company has in terms of collection, because as I said, not all companies are the same.
What is true is that everything costs. As an example, do you go to the doctor and do not pay for the consultation?
A judicial process of nullity of timeshare costs approximately one third of the amount of the purchase price of the contract to be annulled.
The court fees depend on each case and especially on the amount claimed.
In addition to the nullity of the timeshare contract, it is also possible to contract the nullity of the loan provided by the marketing company that sold you the week. Not all these credits are annullable, that is why a study by an expert eye is necessary.
It must be said that these fees usually include all costs, fees and attorney’s fees. Once you hire the services, it is necessary to collect all the documentation and cover the costs of mailing, photocopies, formalities. Please note that claims can only be submitted in originals. In addition, you must make a power of attorney in the name of the lawyer and attorney assigned to you.
During the nullity proceedings you may also have to cover other expenses such as court fees, preliminary hearings, trial attendance, out-of-court negotiations…
All these expenses of the procedure must be borne by one of the parties, without depending on the outcome of the procedure, since costs, knowledge and time have been invested. Therefore, I ask again, if you go to the doctor and he does not find out where your pain comes from, would you pay for his services?
In timeshare.lawyer we have very good prices to help you with all the problems you have regarding your timeshare, so do not hesitate and contact us for a no obligation quote. Do it by filling out the contact form on this website and we will get back to you once we have reviewed your query and studied its feasibility.
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Dear Susan 74, The obligation to attend the trial depends on each court and each specific case. The trial is the procedural moment to practice the evidence that has been admitted in the Preliminary Hearing, therefore, the attendance of the clients to the trial is subject to whether in the PreliminarRead more
Dear Susan 74,
The obligation to attend the trial depends on each court and each specific case.
The trial is the procedural moment to practice the evidence that has been admitted in the Preliminary Hearing, therefore, the attendance of the clients to the trial is subject to whether in the Preliminary Hearing the statement of the plaintiffs was admitted as evidence or not.
In this sense, we often find that the judges want the clients to come without the possibility of exoneration and, nevertheless, other times, the trial does not even take place, since the judges consider the documents provided by the parties at the Preliminary Hearing sufficient to be able to issue a sentence and thus finalize the procedure.
In the event that your attendance is impossible, what is recommended is that you provide a document, signed by you, stating the reasons why you cannot attend, such as medical reasons, work commitments or economic problems.
That said, in the times we are living in due to the Covid 19, more and more courts are encouraging to make the statements of the parties, witnesses and even to hold trials via videoconference. Unfortunately, not all courts are equipped with the appropriate technologies to do so, so, as we have indicated above, the obligation for clients to attend the trial will depend on each specific case.
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Dear Brian, When you finally realize what you really bought by owning a timeshare, you must realize that the resort's sales team has already taken the necessary steps to protect themselves, every step of the sales process has been carefully designed to benefit the resort and prepare against any custRead more
Dear Brian,
When you finally realize what you really bought by owning a timeshare, you must realize that the resort’s sales team has already taken the necessary steps to protect themselves, every step of the sales process has been carefully designed to benefit the resort and prepare against any customer claims in the most effective manner. Therefore, it is extremely important that you find a professional and experienced timeshare lawyer to help you get rid of your contract in a legal manner.
Many timeshare lawyers are not legitimate and cannot be trusted. When looking for a company to cancel timeshares, there are a few red flags to look out for:
Phone solicitations: a legitimate company will most likely not call you unless you ask them to.
100% money back guarantees: a lawyer should look at your case first and then, according to the law and the evidence acquired, inform you of possible solutions for your specific situation.
If it is too good to be true, it probably is not. Here you will have to use your common sense.
They charge fees or upfront payments: look for firms that work on a results basis, it is normal for them to ask for a minimum amount to start working with the file.
Doubtful fees: look for a lawyer to cancel your timeshare who is clear about their fees from the beginning, preferably hire a lawyer who charges fixed fees.
There are some so-called timeshare cancellation legal teams that are good at persuading you, making you believe they have the best intentions, but then end up telling you they can’t cancel your timeshare, and they are usually extremely expensive. Canceling your contract is the best solution for getting rid of a timeshare you no longer want, the process requires a lot of time and negotiations with the resort, which means it is not as simple as other types of transactions, especially if your termination period has expired.
Today there are a wide variety of websites for timeshare owners looking to get rid of their timeshare, and what clients rarely know is that most of these websites are shell companies (with a very good front) and fraudulent lawyers, these lawyers only promise to cancel the timeshare contract, even promising to recover double what consumers have paid and all kinds of “advantages and solutions”, without even seeing a document. The truth is that nothing is clear on these pages, other than that it is a scam.
On the other hand, there are hard-working companies like Timeshare.lawyers, whose goal is to help timeshare owners who were scammed by fraudulent sellers through misleading sales and need a lawyer to dispute or cancel a timeshare contract.
See lessWhat is Timeshare
Dear Sarah, The rendering of the timeshare service, regardless of the name or form given to the corresponding legal act, consists of making available to a person or group of persons the use, enjoyment and other rights agreed upon over a property or part thereof, in a variable unit within a given claRead more
Dear Sarah,
The rendering of the timeshare service, regardless of the name or form given to the corresponding legal act, consists of making available to a person or group of persons the use, enjoyment and other rights agreed upon over a property or part thereof, in a variable unit within a given class, for previously agreed periods, upon payment of a certain amount, without, in the case of real estate, transferring the ownership thereof.
It is the right to use weeks or intervals of a Tourist Development during a specific period. It is the anticipated purchase of a vacation for a certain number of years.
Timeshare ownership is very similar to condominium ownership except that your rights of use are limited to certain weeks or intervals during the year. The basic concept is to divide the lodging unit into 52 intervals of use to be sold individually.
The answer to how a timeshare works can be very complicated, as it really comes down to the type of membership you are considering purchasing and the terms and conditions of the contract.
Essentially, a timeshare is a vacation unit owned by several people. Each unit is divided into weeks, and these are sold separately. Timeshares were initially sold as “fixed weeks”, but in recent years this has been changing and some other timeshare plans and promotions have been introduced.
A timeshare is a very expensive financial commitment, it should never be considered as a financial investment. Timeshare owners have many financial obligations associated with the resort. In addition to the down payment and the total purchase price, there are other expenses that will be continually charged to you, such as maintenance fees and special assessments, which are likely to increase each year. Another factor to keep in mind is that timeshares do not go up in value; in fact, a timeshare loses about 70% of its value at the time of purchase.
In recent years, and due to the increasing number of complaints and scams, timeshares have often been linked to tourism frauds. Unlike traditional rentals or hotel reservations, where the client has the option to choose where to stay and how much to pay, timeshares require a very expensive down payment.
Timeshares are often criticized for being too expensive and for the ever-increasing maintenance fees, and resale of a timeshare is almost impossible. However, what has hurt the industry the most are aggressive sales practices. Timeshare presentations are high-pressure, time-consuming and deceptive. During a timeshare presentation, it is not advisable to rely on the verbal promises told by the timeshare salesperson, as those promises do not really answer the question of how a timeshare works.
See lessUnwanted Timeshare
Dear Stacey J, Quite simply, whether or not some sort of buy-back option was loosely promised to you in the past, it is not in the interest of the Timeshare Group/Resort to take your Timeshare back from you. If they did this, they would effectively be “letting you off” the Maintenance Fees that youRead more
Dear Stacey J,
Quite simply, whether or not some sort of buy-back option was loosely promised to you in the past, it is not in the interest of the Timeshare Group/Resort to take your Timeshare back from you. If they did this, they would effectively be “letting you off” the Maintenance Fees that you would otherwise be liable to pay over the rest of your contract term, which may well be worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds to them.
It is also important to remember that Timeshare is an abstract concept, and is now even more so than it was in the past, as many people have been moved over to points schemes, fractional ownership, floating weeks and similar variants. This means that, to create a new Timeshare contract to sell to a new member is purely a matter of raising some paperwork, as the Timeshare Group/Resort do not need to have a timeshare that they have taken back from you or another member “in stock”. They can just sell a package of points to the new member and add to the over-subscription.
So if you are one of those unfortunate people wondering, how can I get rid my timeshare? We want to convey that the most effective way to get rid of your timeshare is by canceling the contract. Canceling a timeshare has many advantages, but the best thing is that once you cancel your contract, you will have no more financial responsibilities associated with the resort.
At Timeshare.lawyer we have the necessary and legal knowledge to cancel a timeshare contract, so if you want more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
See lessBanked Week
Dear Nicola, When a client has paid the maintenance fee and they are not going to use the week for example this year, they can guarantee it for up to two years. After the years, if they haven't enjoyed it, they lose it. It is also possible that if a week that is not used by the timeshare owner, butRead more
Dear Nicola,
When a client has paid the maintenance fee and they are not going to use the week for example this year, they can guarantee it for up to two years. After the years, if they haven’t enjoyed it, they lose it.
It is also possible that if a week that is not used by the timeshare owner, but is deposited in the resort or in an exchange company for someone else to use it. This week can be enjoyed at a later date or traded for time at another resort. Supposedly, by going to an exchange company, you can deposit your week and select another week for a predetermined period of time.
While certain timeshare companies sell rights to a specific destination only on a specific date, exchange companies allow their owners to exchange the weeks they have for weeks in other locations. To trade in a week, homeowners usually have to “deposit” it. When an owner performs banking operations in a week during a specific year, they renounce their rights and enjoy the week that year, and the timeshare company will add it back to the market for other owners or guests to enjoy it the same year.
See lessTimeshare Long-term
Unfortunately this is not an isolated event, one of the most common timeshare problems is that there is never availability at the resort. Most people buy timeshares with the idea of traveling whenever they want, because that's what the timeshare salesperson promised on the sale, and timeshare ownersRead more
Unfortunately this is not an isolated event, one of the most common timeshare problems is that there is never availability at the resort.
Most people buy timeshares with the idea of traveling whenever they want, because that’s what the timeshare salesperson promised on the sale, and timeshare owners have the idea that they can make a reservation at the moment they want to, but if you do a research on the internet, you will find many complaints about the availability of timeshare resorts.
Many timeshare owners report that even though they are paying their maintenance fees and annual fees, which are not cheap at all, they are never able to make a reservation. Even if I try to do it 6 months or 1 year in advance, the complex only denies the spaces.
One of the tricks of timeshare resorts and their sellers is that they sell 500 people the enjoyment of the same property
This is one of the reasons that people want to get rid of their timeshares, because they are never able to get to their destination.
Under the circumstances, whatever your problem, you have rights as a timeshare owner, and yes, you can get out of this timeshare situation. If you want to solve your situation and need more information, contact the professionals at Timeshare.lawyers
See lessMaintenance fees
Dear Stacey J, The Maintenance Fee clause in a Timeshare agreement is the “Trojan Horse” hidden away in the small print, which allows the Timeshare Group/Resort to change (i.e. increase) the Fees at their discretion. Unfortunately, because you have signed a contract agreeing to this and, whether youRead more
Dear Stacey J,
The Maintenance Fee clause in a Timeshare agreement is the “Trojan Horse” hidden away in the small print, which allows the Timeshare Group/Resort to change (i.e. increase) the Fees at their discretion.
Unfortunately, because you have signed a contract agreeing to this and, whether you realised it or not at the time, you are legally obliged to pay these fees throughout the full term of your agreement.
This situation is all too tempting for many timeshare groups/resorts, who have become used to simply pushing the Fees up year on year – and this habit shows no signs of stopping. There are exceptions of course but, as a general rule of thumb, it is estimated that timeshare maintenance fees double every 10 years. Therefore, if your Fees were £400 per year in 2006, they are likely to be around £800 per year in 2017 and would be £3200 per year in 20 years’ time.
If you want to get rid of this expensive fee every year, do not doubt that timeshare.lawyer are the right professionals to help you and to free you of that burden.
See lessSell my Timeshare
Dear Stacey J, Getting a timeshare can be very easy, getting rid of it not so much. Many tourists buy a timeshare with the intention of traveling around the world, others intend to buy the property as a financial investment, which is actually a very bad move, since you are not actually buying a propRead more
Dear Stacey J,
Getting a timeshare can be very easy, getting rid of it not so much. Many tourists buy a timeshare with the intention of traveling around the world, others intend to buy the property as a financial investment, which is actually a very bad move, since you are not actually buying a property, but you are only paying by fractional right or points of use a property, while some were practically forced to buy. Regardless of the reason, the truth is that many timeshare owners regret their purchase.
Unfortunately, this process can be very frustrating, to the point where many people are willing to sell their timeshare for just a few pounds, or even give it away.
Actually, one of the biggest complaints about timeshare is that the units are very difficult to sell, if not nearly impossible, regardless of what some people may say or have you believe. The main reason is because the supply far exceeds the demand. Statistically speaking, there are close to 500 timeshare owners who want to sell their properties for every prospective buyer.
Also, you should not have high expectations regarding expected earnings. A timeshare loses more than 50% of its original purchase price at the time the timeshare contract is signed.
So if you are one of those unfortunate people wondering, how can I sell my timeshare? We want to convey that the most effective way to get rid of your timeshare is by canceling the contract. Canceling a timeshare has many advantages, but the best thing is that once you cancel your contract, you will have no more financial responsibilities associated with the resort.
At Timeshare.lawyer we have the necessary and legal knowledge to cancel a timeshare contract, so if you want more information, do not hesitate to contact us.
See lessTimeshare Company in Liquidation
Dear Peter, This means that the company has submitted a statement of insolvency & provisional liquidation. This does not mean they are in bankruptcy or final liquidation. The aim of this legal proceeding is that they are looking for a way to pay their creditors in order to clear the company´s fiRead more
Dear Peter,
This means that the company has submitted a statement of insolvency & provisional liquidation.
This does not mean they are in bankruptcy or final liquidation. The aim of this legal proceeding is that they are looking for a way to pay their creditors in order to clear the company´s financial situation.
Club la Costa’s liquidation statement may affect you in several ways:
– If you have claimed Club la Costa to obtain the cancellation of your timeshare contract: You should contact your lawyers for advice on whether they have communicated your credit to the Bankruptcy Administrator. They will inform you of all the procedure to be followed from now on both in the Civil and Commercial fields.
– If you have not sued Club la Costa to obtain the cancellation of your timeshare contract and you do not want to do so because you are happy with it: Club la Costa seems to continue in the same way and you will be able to enjoy your holidays as before.
– If you would like to cancel the contract but your case has not been filed in court yet, It could be file it directly in the Commercial Courts. There is no reason to be concerned, given that this proceeding will be the same as if it was to go via the Civil Courts. This simply means that the clients will be considered creditors from the outset and then they will have priority in the eyes of the appointed Trustee in bankruptcy.
Therefore, please let us inform you that given that If you have not sued Club la Costa to obtain the cancellation of your timeshare contract and you wish to do so: Contact Timeshare.lawyers through the corresponding form.
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