Taken from the Costa Blanca News 30 Dec-5th Jan edition
The ruling PP party in Valencia approved the new LUV land law on its own after opposition groups refused to give it their backing.
Despite ultimatums from the EU parliament, the law was approved without any amendments to the sections regarding the awarding of public contracts, leaving the way open, according to critics, for more land law abuses.
Opposition parties have warned that by ignoring EU requests, the regional housing and territories boss Rafael Blasco is courting disaster.
Anti-land law groups who have had access to draft copies of the LUV say the very lengthy document makes good use of legal jargon so as to confuse the average reader and leave promoters in a position where they can continue to bend and break the rules to suit their own agendas.
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS
Housing minister María Antonia Trujillo has rejected regional territories and housing chief Rafael Blasco's statement that the LRAU and the LUV are the central governments problem by saying that national land laws are not in question. She added that the EU is questioning legislation currently in use in the Valencia Region and that the government would collaborate fully with Brussels.
PROMOTERS TARGET BRITISH MARKET
An alliance of property promoters has been formed to improve the image of Valencia in other EU countries, especially Great Britain.
The new federation intends to take part in property fairs and exhibitions across Europe to promote the buying of second homes and to ease fears over the EU's impending legal action against the Valencia and Spanish governments. It will also seek to address the negative impact the EU report has had in the British press and the tarnishing of Valencia's image.
One of the main targets is to highlight that LRAU/LUV schemes mainly affect non-developed land.