So it is Halloween and we were thinking about what scary scenarios we could present you this issue and then it hit us… what can be scarier than driving on roundabouts in Fuerteventura? The office has been inundated with messages from concerned drivers about how their worst nightmare is not understanding how roundabouts should be used and I’m sure all of us at one time or another has expressed the same concerns given the way some drivers on the island approach the “art” of tackling a roundabout.
As we are all aware, over the last couple of years in particular, Public Administration Offices are making a conscientious effort to ensure that the many of the Laws and Regulations that have gone unenforced for a number of years are fully applied from now on.
At this moment, the Catastro Office has initiated an inspection campaign to update its database. The Catastro Office is a Property Registry Office normally situated within the local Town Hall but should not be confused with the Land Registry Office. This registry allows the Town Hall to update its records with regards ownership, size, characteristics and value of the properties within its jurisdiction. This department must be notified whenever a property changes hands or is altered in a significant way so that the details can also be modified and if necessary its tax value updated.
In another valiant attempt to recover from Spain’s property crash and to offload uncountable properties for sale on their books, Bankia, has launched its first eBay style property auctions. More than one thousand properties from SAREB bad bank have been made available to bidders from 43.393€ and in many cases, the newly reduced price is 40% lower than the original sale price, which is excellent news for cash buyers.
Thousands of British tourists travel to Fuerteventura each year and what better way to explore the island than to rent a car to have the means to go where you please? Well, drivers beware you do not commit parking or speeding offences because it can catch up with you.
Every month more than 2,500 Brits are chased by European authorities upon returning from their holiday and private companies investigate an astonishing number of cases each day in an attempt to bring bad drivers to justice.
Repsol the oil drilling giant has set its sights on the Canary Islands as its next project or victim as the case may be. Controversial decision making and environmental endangerment are the topics of intense conversation as the islands’ future is being mapped with no regard for public opinion.
