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We have just bought an apartment on Fontana 1 and are getting our head around the bills. We can't seem to get anyone to tell us how much the service charge is. We know the rubbish charge is twice a year and property tax once a year. Can anyone help please.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:59am
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Lobev53 wrote on Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:56pm:
We have just bought an apartment on Fontana 1 and are getting our head around the bills. We can't seem to get anyone to tell us how much the service charge is. We know the rubbish charge is twice a year and property tax once a year. Can anyone help please.
Suggest you ask whoever sold it to you, be it estate agent or private sale.
Or, failing that, one of your neighbours.
Cheers, J
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:05pm
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If it’s community charges, then your solicitor will have all the information for you, as they have to check with the administrators that there are no outstanding debts on the property.
Your solicitor should have set up direct debits for you for everything.
IBI although it hasn’t been collected as yet , is normally paid by whoever owns the property on Jan 1
Basura, collection varies by municipality. It can be collected quarterly, twice a year, yearly and can also be paid via your water bill, SUMA or town hall.
Water is quarterly, electric is monthly.
All of the above should already be set up for you.
Your solicitor doesn’t normally have anything to do with broadband or tv packages and you also be responsible for completing your own tax return, or finding an accountant to help you.
You should have asked how much your community charge was before purchasing the property.. it’s the one thing that can vary enormously. Lots of factors make up the charge - Depends on the size of the pool, the garden area, other communal area and how much electricity is used. etc etc. Some communities collect payments monthly other collect annually. A monthly charge can be anything from 10€ To 200€ per month.
Lynn
Lobev53 wrote on Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:56pm:
We have just bought an apartment on Fontana 1 and are getting our head around the bills. We can't seem to get anyone to tell us how much the service charge is. We know the rubbish charge is twice a year and property tax once a year. Can anyone help please.
Hi There
We are in Fontana II and the community charge is 500 euros a year, payable by the end of October for a discount of 50 euros. Do you know who your President is? We have a whatsapp group so you could try putting Fontana 1 in Facebook and see if a group comes up that you can join.
I imagine that your bills will be very similar to ours. If you need help with anyting else PM me, we have had our apartment for over years and are slowly beginning to get our heafd around everything!
Welcome to Algorfa! We love it
Julie
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janiceroquero wrote on Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:59am:
Suggest you ask whoever sold it to you, be it estate agent or private sale.
Or, failing that, one of your neighbours.
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Cheers, J
Thank you very much for your help, we are all sorted now.
GrahamLynn wrote on Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:05pm:
If it’s community charges, then your solicitor will have all the information for you, as they have to check with the administrators that there are no outstanding debts on the property.
Your solicitor should have set up direct debits for you for everything.
Read more...
IBI although it hasn’t been collected as yet , is normally paid by whoever owns the property on Jan 1
Basura, collection varies by municipality. It can be collected quarterly, twice a year, yearly and can also be paid via your water bill, SUMA or town hall.
Water is quarterly, electric is monthly.
All of the above should already be set up for you.
Your solicitor doesn’t normally have anything to do with broadband or tv packages and you also be responsible for completing your own tax return, or finding an accountant to help you.
You should have asked how much your community charge was before purchasing the property.. it’s the one thing that can vary enormously. Lots of factors make up the charge - Depends on the size of the pool, the garden area, other communal area and how much electricity is used. etc etc. Some communities collect payments monthly other collect annually. A monthly charge can be anything from 10€ To 200€ per month.
Lynn
Thank you this was very helpful and we are all sorted now.
julietony wrote on Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:49am:
Hi There
We are in Fontana II and the community charge is 500 euros a year, payable by the end of October for a discount of 50 euros. Do you know who your President is? We have a whatsapp group so you could try putting Fontana 1 in Facebook and see if a group comes up that you can join.
Read more...
I imagine that your bills will be very similar to ours. If you need help with anyting else PM me, we have had our apartment for over years and are slowly beginning to get our heafd around everything!
Welcome to Algorfa! We love it
Julie
Thank you for your help Julie we are sorted now and have enjoyed our first stay here at Fontana 1.
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