june-2014

Occupation Licenses by Martinez de laCasa ArchitectsThe Occupation License is a documentbroadly used by Town Halls for several issues.Currently the submission (registrationreceipt) of having applied for an OccupationLicense (not the license itself), isrequired to sign for a property sale at anyNotary within Alicante. The document, alsocalled Habitation License or Habitacion Cedule,is required in other regions too to dealwith electricity contracts or arrange watersupplies, although in Murcia it is not neededto sell a property.This document/receipt is achieved by submittinga dossier with the compilation of thetitle deeds, water and electricity bills, IBI(annual Town Hall tax) and NIE, one or morecertificates by an Architect and sometimescomplete plans of the property. Requirementsvary widely among municipalities.Martinez de la Casa Architects offer thisdossier service to obtain registration receiptfor Second Occupation License Receipt/Applicationfor Second Occupation License inAlicante, Murcia and Almeria. Prices subjectto different Town Halls:Torrevieja: Paperwork 98€ & Registry atTown Hall 50€ = Total: 148€ + IVAOrihuela: 198€ & Registry at Town Hall 50€= Total: 248€ + IVARojales: 98€ & Registry at Town Hall 50€ =Total: 148€ + IVAThe price includes the preparation of thedossier and certificates.Optional Service: to submit the dossier atthe Town Hall and organise payment of relevantfees for the Registration Receipt (necessaryat the Notary in Alicante), not includingthe taxes to be paid to the Town Hall(very variable); for example, from 105€ inOrihuela to 17.50€ in Torrevieja Town Hall.p p p g /If you contract our services, Martinez dela Casa Architects will accurately quoteaccording to your Town Hall (optional registrationprocess and tax) and make an appointmentto visit the property, measuring ifnecessary and compiling all dossier paperwork.We deliver the package in 7/10 workingdays and you will receive your stampedreceipt from the Town Hall within 7/10 workingdays.The Town Hall will take an indefinite time toissue the License (can be months), notifyingyou by letter and ordinarily requestingthe property Catastro/Title Deeds records beupdated due to alterations in the build sizecaused by alterations/extensions. However,to sell in your home in Alicante, the Notaryonly asks for proof of having applied for theSecond Occupation License, therefore ourservice is sufficient to carry out the sale.Martinez de la Casa Architects is one ofthe most prominent and respectable practicesin the area, providing all types of certificatesand licenses, amongst other services.It is the number one company in EPC certificates(121€ IVA inc) in Murcia and Alicante(from 250€ + IVA). Please call us on 665810 411 if you have any queries. To seeover 90 reviews on our services, visitwww.martinezdelacasa.comIn association with Costa Cálida International Radio and www.angloINFO.comDear EditorAs a regular reader of the Costa CálidaChronicle in the UK, I am surprised to notethat many readers cannot always get a hardcopy in Spain for various reasons.If you have a computer, why not downloadit every month? It is so simple and you willnever miss a copy. You can also downloadback copies if you wish. Just type CostaCálida Chronicle into your search engineand hey presto! You need never worry aboutchasing around to get your monthly magazineanymore. On the first of every monthyou can enjoy reading your local news in thecomfort of your home while everyone else ischasing around trying to find a copy!!Try it, you will not be disappointed.Graham Kilroy, England(and Spain whenever possible)See our subscription information onpage 106Dear EditorHAH Mar Menor…Happy And HopefulMy name is Patti Lee. I am 83 years old andlive alone in Los Narejos. Last October I hadto have a hip operation, after which I spenta little time recovering in a nursing home.When they said I could go home I was soworried about how I was going to cope whena friend advised me to get in touch withHAH (Help at Home) who immediatelycame to my aid.How could I have coped without their wonderfulcare team? ! couldn’t get dressed,nor do essential tasks, but they took this onand for many days helped me, took me toappointments, out for coffee and walks andmade life a pleasure again. Janet and Chrisin particular have become firm friends andstill visit me regularly, help with difficulties,appointments etc and my little dog and Ilook forward so much to their visits.Janet wrote down some very important factson what to do in an emergency and followinga fall where I cut my leg quite badly, Ifollowed her instructions and was able to gethelp. I am convinced that this saved my life!Their volunteers are all so helpful and theywork extremely hard, and their service isFREE. I could not have managed withoutthem and would like to thank them all fortheir time, care and friendship. They all deservea medal!!Kind regardsPatti LeeLos NarejosDear EditorI thought you might like to warn people rethe perils of using Assisted Passage into Alicante.My 94 year old Mother has used theservice many times without problem, butunfortunately they now have a new systemand it isn’t working well.Three days before my Mother was due to flyback, I fortunately checked her documentsand found she had a passport belonging tosomeone else! She had a Boarding Pass inthe correct name, but this was inside a Passportfor another lady. The green receipt wasin the name of DM, but signed by my Mother– easy to notice if checked! As neither ofthese ladies had written their contact detailsin the back I couldn’t contact the lady myself.The Insurance Company was no help. Theyjust asked if I would like the address of theBritish Embassy in Alicante and the number.Yes, but unfortunately the phone systemwas down! I then contacted Easyjet in UKand had no joy. Go to the British Embassy- talk about passing the buck. I don’t driveand Mum is 94! I then got in touch withEasyjet Alicante and they were not preparedto check if my Mother’s Passport was at theirdesk and again referred me to the Embassywith, fortunately, a different number.The British Embassy was brilliant! I can’tpraise them enough. They said they wouldring the airport police and ring me back. 4hours later they did so and the Passport waswith the National Police at the airport. Wecollected it just prior to checking in. Obviouslymy poor Mother is still upset and Idoubt she will make another trip.I don’t know what happened to DM, but Ihope she had as much luck as we did andgot her Passport back before her return.RegardsValerie CooperTotanaPage 52Costa Cálida Chronicle: Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement tSales Contact Teresa 619 199 407 or for the Editor Contact Patti 646 005 017www.costacalidachronicle.com email: costacalidachronicle@gmail.com