Britons freed from Timeshare misery
ENJOYING THE SUN and sea of a holiday abroad should be one of life’s great pleasures. Therefore the idea of being able to guarantee a place at your favourite destination has great appeal. Unfortunately, for many timeshare owners that dream of reserving your own special spot appears to be turning into the holiday millstone from hell.
An increasing number of reports of contracts that can’t be broken are now coming to light daily. Mr & Mrs Millar, a couple who have encountered such problems had this to say: ‘We have not used it (their timeshare) much because we cannot get what we want, and now not only do we have to pay maintenance fees but also a charge for each point that we use, so in effect paying twice’.
Of the 600,000 timeshare owners in Great Britain, thousands find themselves in a similar situation. However, the good news is that there is now a way out of the timeshare trap. Following a change in legislation, a specialist firm called Timeshare Compensation have achieved an unprecedented success rate in breaking onerous contracts that were set to run for years, even after the demise of the policyholder. For some claimants, the experience has proved even more worthwhile with the knowledge that they qualify for significant compensation under mis-selling laws.
Jodi Beard, a spokesperson for Timeshare Compensation said: “Frequently, it is not until an owner sees exorbitant hikes in maintenance fees, poor availability or attempts to exit that they understand how onesided the contract is. In addition, a new company can take over and increase fees or devalue your entitlement by means of a spurious points exchange scheme.” For too long owners have been at the mercy of unscrupulous management companies intent on maximising income with no regard to the distress and hardship they might cause. Another customer, Mr Harris, who signed up to the service had this to say:
‘I can say that the experience with you has been very professional. I have been told that our claim has been accepted and we have received £14,000 in compensation. I would recommend your services to other timeshare owners.’
The reality is that today, timeshare ownership can quickly turn from a dream into a nightmare. To avoid the pitfalls, the best advice is to seek expert professional help. Timeshare Compensation have a dedicated team that are ready and waiting to take your call. They are perfectly positioned to achieve redress for any unhappy timeshare owner. Testimony to their success can be found in their recent 204 page free reviews’ guide. Discovering whether you are eligible for a claim is simply a matter of calling their freephone number where you will be asked a series of questions to help evaluate your claim and the potential level of compensation. Claims may also be made even after timeshare ownership has ceased.
All Your Own, when children were invited to the BBC Television Centre to show off their particular skills, such as playing the violin and of course, to be filmed and interviewed. At 11pm the television closed down, and did not start again until 7.30am the next morning. The evening ended with the playing of the National Anthem at approximately 10pm. Sometimes, especially on a Sunday, neighbours would be invited in to watch and it was a very sociable occasion. Relatives came from lower down in the valley at Aberbeeg and caught the bus to our home, as fares were relatively cheap back then.
In 1953 came the event to crown them all – the televised Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I suppose at that time there must have been two or three TV sets in our long street and every person who could squeeze into our living room came to watch the splendid spectacle with us. There were dozens of pairs of eyes transfixed on a small 14in, fuzzy black and white screen.
It must be difficult for the younger generation to imagine a time when everything was broadcast live as it happened. Of course this did mean that ‘clangers’ were inevitably dropped. When things did go wrong, it was all that more exciting waiting for the next clanger! Troupes of high-kicking dancers would occasionally send a shoe flying through the air to land on the studio floor and sometimes, during a particularly dramatic part of a play, a very large microphone would come into view at the top of the screen! It was all very enjoyable.
As the years passed by, the numbers of children crouched in front of our ‘box’ became fewer and fewer. Before too long, everyone had their own TV and a whole new era had begun.
The days of the knock on the door and the little voice asking. ‘Can I come in to watch television?’ had gone forever.
‘The children sat on the settee and chairs and sometimes filled much of the floor space’ ‘Relatives came from lower down in the valley at Aberbeeg and caught the bus to our home’