posted 10th July 2023
Mis-sold by CLC in Fuengirola?
We receive thousands of complaints from Club La Costa members who find booking a holiday in Spain increasingly difficult without giving at least two years' notice.
Very few CLC members would have signed up for a membership if they had been aware of the lack of availability and choice offered by CLC Resorts. It is, in fact, the exact opposite of what Club La Costa salespeople told victims at the point of sale.
Victims of the Club La Costa timeshare scandal often purchased or upgraded their membership in mainland Spain or Tenerife. Victims were subjected to long-winded, high-pressure sales techniques that led to them signing long-term finance agreements with Banks such as Barclays Partner Finance, Shawbrook Bank, Hitachi Personal Finance (Novuna), Honeycomb Finance and First Holiday Finance.
The finance agreements were unsecured and high-interest personal loans that often exceeded £30,000. Club La Costa staff often brushed over the 'real' cost of the membership by inflating the amount and quality of holidays available and the ability to 'opt-out' or resell at any time.
Victims were given mountains of contracts and paperwork to sign after hours of pressure selling, which neither had the time or understanding to digest during their holidays. After returning home, many members had run out of time to cancel or read the small print, as such, were now locked into huge maintenance fee contracts that spanned up to fifty years and finance agreements that reached tens of thousands over fifteen years.
Club La Costa victims have told us that, after realising they had made a colossal mistake, which was entirely out of character, they tried to make the best of the situation. However, after trying to book multiple holidays, realised they had been wholly mis-sold. The benefits promised were non-existent, and despite paying substantial finance agreements for a worthless product, they were told by CLC that they could hand it back for free but would have to continue with their finance payments!
Over the last ten years, we have dealt with thousands of Club La Costa claims and complaints. And finally, on the 5th of May 2023, Mrs Justice Collins Rice of the High Court upheld the original decision of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which means that our mis-sold Club La Costa Fractional Owners will now be getting the compensation that they deserve.
The commitment of our organisation to seek justice for our clients, has been a long and difficult process. However, thousands of our clients will now be compensated for their losses. If you wish to claim compensation, this is what your likely to receive.
- Full refund of the money you have paid to the finance company.
- Outstanding finance agreements written-off.
- Maintenance fees refunded.
- 8% compensation per year on the total capital.
- Fractional membership cancelled.
- Outstanding maintenance fees written off.
We provide this service without the payment of any upfront fees. You only pay us if we win.
