Private pool

You will need to apply for license, pool installation from 10-20k depends on the size but you still will have to pay comunity fees. 

 Hi 👋 

Private  Pool  are extremely  attractive  😍  to  have. But  also  expensive  to  maintain  and  need  cleaning  regularly.  Water  filters  need  replacing  from  time to time.  Tiles will  need    Re Grouting.  You  will  need  a  cover  which  needs  to  roll  out  and   roll  back. Sometimes  Property  with  small Private Pool  can take  a lot  longer  to  sell.

Factor at least €100 per month to maintain a reasonable sized pool, thats for pump electrics, maintenance and chemicals.

We love ours but it is a cost to be considered.

My two pence worth for what its worth...!!

We had one but weren't living there so I would say no if its just 4-6 weeks a year holidays, if your living there then yes I would have one but the costs aren't cheap to maintain it and install, if you have a communal pool then see what its like during summer months, remember your pool will probably only get used for 5-7 months of the year at most the rest your brave to be going in trust me.

Your communal fees wont change but your utility bills will rise considerably especially in the summer months, some folk want a pool others dont want a pool I wouldn't let that put you off but they are an expensive toy.....

We had our own pool built and later added a heater to it. We had a pool cover that was never on and just rotted away so I would not bother with that again. We have someone come in weekly to clean it - 50 a month.

Even now and again it goes green with plant stuff falling in it - some chemicals sorts that out.

Tiles/grout are fine after 8 years.

I would do this again without hesitation. Much nicer going in your own pool that a communal one.

Yep that's my view at the moment,  we are moving out fulltime from 1st Nov. 

We have 2 dogs which understandably,  aren't not allowed around the communal pool area hence the reason I'd like to install private.

My question was more to gauge if the community commity then town hall are favourable of plans for private pools or not.

Can't wait to move & begin our new lives.

Just flown back to UK today,  miss Villamartin already 

You will obviously need permission from the community as well as submitting the plans for a licence to your ayuntamiento, so that it can be added to the deeds to your property. .

Each community has different rules, so it’s not feasible to comment on an individual community.

 If you are not moving over till November  then the earliest you would be able to use a pool  would be late May next year, so you’ve got plenty of time to think about it. You’ll then get a good idea of how often you’ll use your pool. If you are an avid swimmer then a private pool might not be big enough for your needs  as well as the costs as previously mentioned for having a n expensive ornament in your garden, between September to May. Most people just use a communal pool to do a few lengths or just to cool off for a few minutes. Very few people stay longer than 30 minutes around a communal pool, they go home to sit in the sun,  as the majority of communities don’t provide sun beds 

If there are no other private pools on your community, then you would have to make sure it is put on the agenda of the next AGM , as alterations to the property may have to be approved at the AGM. What usually happens if someone proposes to have a pool installed then a blanket agreement will be made for all properties on the community. But you’ll need to ask your president what the rules are for your own community.  
 Make enquiries by all means, but you will find that living here full time is entirely different to what you imagine, so don’t make any major expenditure until you lived here for a while.

 Most people make the mistake of buying furniture that they find totally unsuitable after a couple of months and if the previous owner leaves you blankets throws and heaters, don’t get rid of them. It such a common mistake that new owners do, because they don’t realise how cold it is the winter.

Take things slowly 

Lynn