Buying properties with Well water

LIVING ON WELL WATER?

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BUY A PROPERTY

IN COMMUNITIES SUPPLIED ONLY BY WELL WATER

Before buying a property in a Spanish Rural Community supplied only by

Well water you should check whether you have the right to access the

Well for inspections and repairs. Many Community Presidents

ban residents from gaining access to the Well pump.

There is also another vital consideration to confirm and this is who has

the key to the pump room and therefore, controls the Community water

supply.

Few rural properties in Spain are connected to Town Hall water, so it is

vital to find out how many residents have the key to the pump room,

because only one or two key holders can make your life unbearable.

Furthermore, when it comes to selling your property it can render it

impossible to sell and in the worst cases, worthless

Always find out if the Well is on someone else's land (by law it must be

outside the boundary of the Community). Also, if a key holder refuses to

check the pump, immediately report this to the Police if your water

supply stops and.. for how long it has stopped,_ because it can be for

many days.

Another thing to be aware of, is key holders to Community water pumps

set the days and hours and also divide Communities in half so residents

receive water on different days. If the pump stops during your allocated

days, it can mean no water for a week or more. If key holders live in the

half of the Community not affected, there are reports they

have dismissed complaints from residents living in the half not receiving

water.

Finally, NEVER believe what the Seller tells you, but always appoint a

Lawyer before buying a property where only one or a few residents hold

a key to the pump room and where the President has banned access to it.