M1 Legal resolve Spanish timeshare case with €20,684 payout and contract declared null and void

Walter & Nancy Shankley from Lanark, Scotland visited us recently, after kindly giving permission for us to share their story. During their visit, they toured the M1 Hub and met the lawyer who helped secure their result.

The Scottish couple were awarded €20,684 in the Spanish courts after bringing a claim against their timeshare resort over an alleged mis-sold timeshare.

Walter and Nancy Shankley, both in their 60s and from Lanark, said they were overwhelmed by the outcome and praised the work of M1 Legal, the Malaga-based legal team specialising in timeshare contract law.

This is the third M1 victory in judgments against Anfinpan S.L., totalling €45,091. In addition, M1 lawyers have negotiated a further five out-of-court settlements totalling €90,000.

The Shankleys, who have recently retired, said: “We are so happy to get rid of this timeshare.”

They paid £11,500 in 1999 for a July week in their two-bedroom apartment, but maintenance fees have since tripled. “We were told it was our apartment for 99 years and we could pass it down to our family — but we just did not want to burden them with it,” said Walter.

In September 2017, the couple saw an advert for European Consumer Claims LLC, described as the UK and Europe’s leading experts in helping to release people from unwanted timeshare contracts and making claims to recover money. Their case was assigned to Spanish legal experts M1 Legal, based in Malaga. “They were very helpful,” said Nancy. “They said it would take 18 months and that is how long it took.” Walter added: “As long as you are patient and do not expect things to happen in 24 hours, we would recommend them to anyone in the same predicament.”

Their case was heard in the Las Palmas court, resulting in a judgment against Anfinpan S.L., who were trading as Airtours in their dealings with the Shankleys. The judge ordered the Shankleys’ contract to be declared null and void.

M1 Legal lawyer Patricia Criado said: “This is another important victory where the resort has not complied with Spanish law. The main reasons M1 achieved this result were that the contract was in perpetuity (meaning no end date) and the building and land registry information were not disclosed.” She added: “Our team aims to deliver the best results for clients within a reasonable timeframe. We are very happy with the result and are pleased that we can help consumers coerced into buying timeshares by unethical methods.”

This story is also in the public domain and has been featured in UK and local press. You can view it here: https://m1legal.news/shankley

M1 Legal is becoming known as new ‘heroes’ for helping consumers take on timeshare resorts.

601 cases in the courts
266 cases being prepared

In 2019, M1 Legal had secured 46 victories totalling £702,089, with a further 21 won on jurisdiction which have been re-submitted for judgment.

CONSUMER ALERT!

If you contact your resort to ask about cancellation options, they will often allow you to cancel — although many resorts charge up to six years of maintenance fees and require your account to be fully up to date. However, in many cases you are now asked to sign a cancellation form which, if you read it carefully, may mean you waive your right to claim against your resort now or in the future. Our advice is not to sign your rights away and hand future benefits back to the very same people who misrepresented you in the first place.

And another one bites the dust!

In February 2019, ABC lawyers Limited filed for voluntary liquidation, leaving hundreds of clients wondering whether they will ever be free of their timeshare nightmare. ABC Lawyers Limited offered timeshare relinquishments and claims.

Advanced Business Consultants Legal S.L., the Spanish entity known as ABC Lawyers, is one of many companies that had directorship under Mark Rowe. It is also known that several of his companies are under an ongoing police investigation. However, the good news is that if you, or someone you know, signed up with ABC Lawyers or any of their associated companies, we may be able to help you get a full refund on a no win, no fee basis.

Here is a list of companies and trading names under the ABC Lawyer umbrella

• ABC Lawyers Ltd
• ABC Legal
• Timeshare Compensation
• Timeshare Advice (not Timeshare Advice Centre)
• Timeshare Lawyer
• ValueMyTimeshare

Mark Rowe was also a director of the following companies registered in the UK; however, he resigned, leaving Nicola Helen Rowe as the sole director.

• Tuloca Ltd
• Landsdown Financial Ltd
• Staycation Lodges (Scotland) Ltd
• Staycation Lodges Ltd
• Jive Hippo Ltd
• Monster Tempco Ltd
• Gorley Vale Farm Ltd

Our offices

Our head office is located in Mijas Costa, southern Spain, and we would love you to visit the M1 Hub. However, we know this can be difficult to arrange, so we also have satellite offices across the UK for convenience.

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If you are unhappy and feel let down by your timeshare purchase, contact our advice line today on 0203 807 3388.