Urbytus signs an agreement with HiFX for better community fees
11th July 2013
There’s a lot to be said for living in a ‘community of owners’. Communal costs are shared so you get...
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1st Presidents Forum on Costa del Sol
10th June 2013
For all those who missed it, the forum just over 10 days ago, here is a little brief of the event. Urbyus had the...
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Costa del Sol Community Presidents’ Forum
3rd May 2013
Calling all Community Presidents; Urbytus are organizing the first forum for community Presidents and committee members on the Costa del...
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How Smart is your Home?
17th April 2013
From the tablet we use to browse the Internet to the mobile phone that can do a myriad of functions...
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Reducing paper use in your urbanisation
10th April 2013
Paper is used extensively in homes and around urbanisations for cleaning, printing, communication, packing and much more. But paper manufacture...
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Important Facts regarding Renting out your property in Spain
3rd April 2013
There’s a lot of demand for short term rentals during the peak season and demand for long term rentals is...
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Swimming pool regulations for Spanish urbanisations
27th March 2013
If you have a pool on your urbanisation and there are more than 20 properties there are a number of...
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Community Rules on Spanish Urbanizations
20th March 2013
It’s important to have rules in the community to make sure that everyone is living in a way which is...
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Evicting tenants from your Spanish Property
11th March 2013
Renting out your Spanish property is an obvious way to recoup your investment, cover the costs of mortgage payments and...
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Changing your Administrator
27th February 2013
Every community can decide to outsource the management of their community installations, services and book keeping to an Administrator. The...
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Creating and maintaining a beautiful community garden
20th February 2013
Communal areas are important for fostering community spirit and having a beautiful garden area where residents can relax and enjoy...
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How can the Community embargo a debtor’s property?
13th February 2013
One of the most frequent and troubling issues facing communities in the current economic climate is owners not paying their...
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Is there an alternative to Chlorine?
6th February 2013
With our lovely Spanish weather many urbanisations have swimming pools which are very popular with families, owners and also holiday...
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What is the responsibility of a Community President?
30th January 2013
The Law on Horizontal Property states that all communities must have a President and gives this individual certain duties, obligations...
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Recycling in your community
25th January 2013
Unfortunately Spain is lagging behind much of the rest of Europe with their recycling. According to Eurostat figures Spain recycled...
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Energy saving tips to cut bills in 2013
16th January 2013
On January 1st electricity prices went up and homeowners can expect to see a 3-6% increase on their bills. Given...
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Smart energy meters being introduced by Endesa
7th January 2013
There have been a few new EU directives brought into effect regarding saving energy (Directive 2006/32/EC and Directive 2009/72/EC and...
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Can I say no to being Community President?
31st December 2012
Every community and urbanization requires a community president. In most Spanish communities, the role of President rotates between the neighbours...
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Recent loss of satellite TV channels Spain
20th December 2012
Have you lost any TV channels on your urbanization? As a community president in Spain you are probably fielding all...
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Is everyone on your urbanization registered on the Padron?
10th December 2012
There are just four weeks left now until the end of the year and the deadline to sign up to...
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