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Why Timeshares Lose Value

Timeshares may be a sensible purchase for you if you want to create great holiday memories and don’t mind the associated escalating costs. Timeshares can be very expensive to buy into, and nowadays, because of pricing, a timeshare purchase typically requires a finance agreement involving a down payment together with a long term loan agreement.  […]


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Timeshare Closure – One to be aware of

It all begins with a cold call and a stylish website and Timeshare Closure is no exception. All looks good, until you dig a little deeper. From our initial research we can establish the domain name and website were only registered on 26thJune 2020, which is odd because in the “about us” section of the […]


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Timeshare Watchdog International

Timeshare Watchdog International; what an impressive name! TCA positively welcome organisations that assist timeshare owners and strive to expose scam companies. For example our good friends at Inside Timeshare do a resounding job at investigating and exposing the latest frauds and cons. So when we heard of this new “watchdog” we thought that we had […]


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American Timeshare Ownerships

Holidaymakers travel to Florida in droves to get a piece of a rodent; well okay a mouse, but not even a real mouse. The magnet that is not only the Florida sun but Disney, other theme parks, the coastal resorts plus a myriad of alternative holiday amusements, is what makes Florida a global holiday hot […]


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The Ever Increasing Cost of Maintenance Fees

As a timeshare owner you are obviously aware of your contractual liability to pay annual maintenance fees. It has always surprised us that most resorts send out the annual bill just before Christmas. We are sure that you would agree that no bill just before the expensive festive season is welcome, let alone the maintenance […]


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Do Timeshare Contracts End When You End?

Do Timeshare Contracts End When You End? Many timeshare contracts are written over a very long term period. Although European timeshare law prohibits contracts with terms of over 50 years, this still means that many of these contracts will outlive their owners!  For millennia the search for eternal life has been a human quest but […]


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Where did it go wrong?

Many of the enquiries we receive are, more often than not, because timeshare owners simply wish to exit their timeshare. Some may have purchased the timeshare recently, whereas others have been taking their holidays annually for many years, often perfectly happily. Now, however, they’ve decided that their ownership is no longer a priority and it […]


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Why You Should Never Make Your Timeshare Compensation Claim Alone

Why You Should Never Make Your Timeshare Compensation Claim Alone Do you have suspicions that your timeshare was misrepresented or unlawfully sold to you? Have you decided that you’re going to take on the timeshare companies in search of a financial compensation claim and nullification? As tempting as it may seem, going up against timeshare law and […]


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Legal Timeshare Claims in Spain

There are an increasing number of successful legal timeshare claims in Spain in which owners who claim compensation against timeshare resorts have won. However, there are particular criteria that your case must meet in order to be eligible. The good news is that certain cases in the Spanish Supreme Court have set a precedent, which […]


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Timeshare purchase and loans – some clarification

With the cost of timeshare now running into significant sums the idea of financing the purchase via a loan is becoming the norm. It is fair to say that a significant number of enquiries we receive at TCA are relating to finance agreements. Major financial institutions such as Hitachi Capital, Barclays Partner Finance and Shawbrook, […]


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