Palma residents complain of aggressive "real-estate harassment" on behalf of foreign buyers
"Does all the black money in Europe come here?"
The Canamunt Residents Association in Palma has denounced real-estate harassment to which some residents are being subjected. One resident, who is renting, explains: "On Thursday morning, two well-dressed men came to my building and went apartment by apartment asking if any of us wanted to sell. They offered cash and asked directly for the owner.
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Ulla JacksonEntitled, and privileged I would say.
tranq tranquerTo generalise like you are doing is certainly racist. You say you don’t like Arabs full stop. Why don’t you like them? There are millions in the world, from many different countries and they aren’t all the same just as Europeans aren’t all the same. There are good and bad in all nationalities and races.
Ah the racist card again. When in doubt call someone racist. I prefer facts. Through personal experience I prefer Norwegians to Swedes. I prefer Turks to Greeks. I do not like Arabs. I particularly like people who walk talk and think like me. Does this make me a racist. Disliking people because I do not like how they live or behave, either towards me or in general. They have every right to live or behave like they do in their own country. I have every right not to like them. We, Europeans, and certainly British, have over the last two or three decades become obsessed with race. And given the amount of inward mass immigration is it any wonder.
@Darwin D , Do you have some personnel specific problem´s with Germans and Swede´s sounds a tiny bit RACIST !
Annoying, perhaps. But doesn't sound particularly 'aggressive'. I have estate agents approaching me outside my property frequently, and just say a brief and courteous 'no'. No particular harm done.
This whining and complaining is soooo tiring. Yes everyone has the right to live somewhere but NOT to live necessarily where they choose to or for the price they would like!! If your neighbourhood is in high demand or changes demographics, that is for a reason. Locals decided to take the money or, indeed, sell coffees for 5 Euros. Unfortunate but a reality that has happened in many cities worldwide for decades!! Blue collar neighbourhoods become trendy and touristy and expensive. Tough. Way of the world.
Locals should start making lots of noise on the streets with casserols every night and protest so long that swedes and germans go home.
Charles Dalrymple-ChumleyI guess you didn't read all of the article. This person who was approach was RENTING, not the owner. And this person renting didn't want to give the owners address or phone number. Nor would I in the same situation. So I can't understand your view and attitude in this particular case!
It´s nice to be in position where the property which is worth what it is worth because of the LOCATION not the Quality of the property most of these place´s will need a total renovation have no elevator , it should be noted also that there are Mallorcan people who are very well off also with extra money who are very VERY interested in these property´s and the forighner´s are on the outside ring when it come´s to these sought after places the negative tone of this article which has once again been composed by the same person as the don't come to Mallorca Article should try to be a bit more Objective .
"Our neighbourhood is not for sale." Fine. Don't sell then. No one is putting a gun to your head. On the other hand if you do want to cash in on good offers, go ahead. Maybe take their money and run? You have choices; just don't moan about it!