Community Issues

Lunch with Michael Galley: ex-Vice President of Los Altos de Marbella

I am way overdue with reporting on this last Lunch but better late than never.   Michael had contacted me with a view of seeing what he can do to improve some of the problems he is encountering in his community. We agree to meet before lunch so he can show me around the community. Los …

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Lunch with Flemming Pedersen: Community President of Higueron West Phase1 BA 12

We are back.  It seems that no one wanted to have lunch with us during the winter but the pace is picking up.  Last week I had lunch with Flemming Pedersen president of one of the communities in El Higueron and next week I will be meeting another committee member from Los Altos de Marbella. …

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Community Rules, by laws and yet more rules. Are we free to do what we want in our homes?

15 years ago, I bought an apartment in a beautiful quiet complex on the Mijas road.  The complex was only a few years old and most owners were retired or second holiday home owners.  That was just what I wanted; somewhere nice and quiet.  There were hardly any rules required.   In fact the community rules …

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Renewable energy for your home and community of property owner

It is no secret that Spain has one of the highest electricity prices in Europe.  Have you ever wondered how could this be?  In a country and province where there is more sunshine than anywhere else in Europe, the country has lagged behind taking advantage of this renewable energy source and at one point they …

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Lunch with Sidney Owen, president of Las Terrazas de Santa Maria Golf

Writing good articles takes practice and effort.  This morning I was reading the Financial Times and an article from Lucy Kellaway on how she used to do her interviews for the FT and the techniques she used to get the answers she wanted.  I don’t have the same items on my agenda as I am …

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Ruth Katz and Ali Parandeh

Lunch with Ruth Katz – ex president of Las Terrazas Puerto del Almendro

This is my third lunch this week and after nearly one year of lockdown and hardly going out, this almost feels too much. In fact, I am not that hungry.  Our meeting place is at Nuevo Reino in San Pedro right on the beachfront which is where I met Ruth, the ex-president of Las Terrazas …

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Patrick Meehan and Ali Parandeh, Lunch with The Presidents Club

Lunch with Patrick Meehan, ex-president of Edificio Acapulco in Los Boliches

I am loving this and I am so grateful for being able to be doing this.  My guest for today’s lunch is Patrick Meehan.  He is the ex-president of the community “Edificio Acapulco” in Los Boliches and as I learn later on during our conversation, he is willing to stand up for the job again. …

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Sasha Baron Cohen, as The Dictator

The know it all community presidents

Over the past 12 years, I have come across a number of presidents whom I like to call the know it all presidents. When I joined the committee of my community, I must admit I knew little about community matters, running, rules, and the law.  Over the two years as a committee member, I started …

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Lunch with Letteke Poncin, president of Los Rosales in Calahonda

There was a certain magic to this meeting.  We launched this initiative a few weeks ago, I had already agreed for the first meeting with someone I knew and as soon as we made our first Facebook post, we received the first sign-up.  It was a great moment that proved the initiative can work. The …

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