El Rocio

Some more recent photos

No real progress on improving the surroundings. We still have not completed. We did get to see the inside of our apartment however and we liked what we saw of that. We are not in any hurry - we will wait until they have done what they should do and then we will complete.

We also went to this fantastic place called El Rocio

Going to look at our apartment

We are shortly going out to Costa Esuri to look at our apartment. We are still not too happy about the surroundings but we are hoping that the apartment is nice. They need to sort out the car parks and get some greenery into the area as it looks so stark. The worst thing is that the materials used to make up the car park are poor quality and it is already starting to break up. Anyway these are some recent photos - taken when we went over in August. We had a wonderful couple of weeks.

Recent visit to Portugal

Went over to Portugal for a week of R and R. So we popped over to Ayamonte for a few hours to check out on progress. It was a really hot day and no one wanted to really hang around and explore. All they could think about was getting a cold beer. so although I have a few photos they are not really what I all I wanted! Still everything seems to be developing. Ayamonte looked great - lots of buildings had been painted and beautiful flowerbeds everywhere.

Some great Aerial Photos - from Costa Esuri Homes

Website for Costa Esuri Homes is on the right hand side. These are just a couple of the aerial photos - there are plenty more on the site.

Some more recent photos

I think things are moving on a pace. These are some of the most recent photos of the Rago apartments - no sign of shrubs and flowerbeds as yet but I am told there is space.

Film of the Guadiana

Not sure this will work :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgkeJOnhQDo

MAP SHOWING THE APARTMENTS - JULY OR SEPTEMBER

Message from our agent about Completion

LOOKS AS IF WE HAVE A DATE? UNFORTUNATELY OURS IS IN THE SEPTEMBER BLOCKS.

Dear CE Rago clients.

Following a meeting I had with Belén from Fadesa, I now have the following information about completion dates at the Rago site.

BLOCKS 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14.

Construction has been finished on these blocks and the Licencia de Final de Obras (End of Construction Licence) has been approved by the town hall. Fadesa applied for the Licencia de Primera Ocupación (Licence of First Occupation) a few weeks ago and expect it to be approved sometime during April/beginning of May. At this point your apartments will be ready for snagging and signing and you may take over ownership.

BLOCKS 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 & 16.

Construction is not yet complete on most of these blocks and therefore Fadesa have not yet been able to apply for the Licencia de Final de Obras. By the time this licence, and then the Licencia de Primera Ocupación have been approved it is anticipated that the apartments will be key ready in SEPTEMBER (although some of you may be offered completions earlier than this).

If you take a look at the attached map you will see that Fadesa have effectively cut the RAGO site in half to enable completion to take place in two stages. There will be some kind of barrier or fence erected along this line so that residents do not have to mingle with the construction site. However, the work that remains to be done only consists of gardening and finishing the interiors of the apartments, so there should be no heavy works machinery in the area once completions start to take place.