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24 FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2019<br />
www.weekender.news<br />
No move for<br />
many after<br />
break-up<br />
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A SURVEY by insurer Direct<br />
Line in the UK has found<br />
that about one in 25 people<br />
in the country are currently<br />
living in a property with an<br />
ex-spouse or partner.<br />
The phone survey of several<br />
thousand people found<br />
that one in six people asked<br />
had been through this at<br />
some stage in their life.<br />
Financial pressures are<br />
by far the main reason with<br />
AN estimated two thirds of<br />
people in Spain live in communal<br />
apartment blocks,<br />
something that most are<br />
generally happy with, appreciating<br />
the cost, modernity<br />
and convenience that<br />
goes with this.<br />
However there is one major<br />
issue, community fees and in<br />
particular unexpected ones.<br />
While standard community<br />
fees are part and parcel<br />
of high rise living, paying for<br />
unexpected issues such as<br />
external repairs or a leaky<br />
roof can cause real financial<br />
issues for some people.<br />
If they can’t pay, this in<br />
turn causes friction with<br />
near neighbours.<br />
A major bone of contention<br />
is replacing or installing<br />
lifts, which can often<br />
cost about €100,000, maybe<br />
€10,000 an apartment.<br />
For the elderly or infirm<br />
they are a lifeline to the<br />
outside world while a young<br />
couple sharing a flat, for example,<br />
could probably think<br />
of things they would rather<br />
be spending €10,000 on – assuming<br />
they have that kind<br />
of money in the first place.<br />
Good communication and<br />
regular community meetings<br />
are key to avoid a fallout<br />
among neighbours who,<br />
at the end of the day, have<br />
to live together in the same<br />
building.<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
a “clean break” not being as<br />
simple as it sounds for many,<br />
especially where a mortgage<br />
is involved. The average<br />
time between a separation<br />
and one or both people moving<br />
out Is four months.<br />
The insurer said that<br />
claims for breakages in the<br />
home rose dramatically after<br />
a break-up, indicating that<br />
DRAGADOS, the company<br />
that has taken over responsibility<br />
for Benidorm’s iconic<br />
but controversial Intempo<br />
building has said that<br />
the construction works are<br />
set to resume this month.<br />
The original owners Olga<br />
Urbana declared bankruptcy<br />
in 2014 and the skyscraper<br />
ended up in the hands of the<br />
Sareb “bad bank” before being<br />
sold to a multi-national<br />
investment firm two years<br />
ago. The Intempo is Europe’s<br />
tallest residential building<br />
at 200 metres and the 47<br />
floors will have a total of 256<br />
apartments.<br />
Luxury touches include an<br />
infinity pool, spa, hot tubs,<br />
children’s area and a rooftop<br />
the situation is far from ideal<br />
for all parties concerned.<br />
The most popular item<br />
broken was a laptop or<br />
similar gadget, followed by,<br />
despite the obvious cliché,<br />
crockery and tableware.<br />
Suspected theft of personal<br />
goods and cash by partners<br />
was also reported in a<br />
number of cases, over half<br />
those surveyed, usually at<br />
the point of moving out.<br />
Hidden cost of high rise living<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
Mega project resumes<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
with spectacular views.<br />
Properties from the 38th<br />
to 45th floor will be in the<br />
unique diamond structure<br />
that can be seen from almost<br />
all points of the resort.<br />
The top two floors are being<br />
set aside for communal<br />
use. Dragados has said that<br />
the work is scheduled to be<br />
finished by the first half of<br />
2021.
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