Harlequin Properties

[barca_boy]

I accept Buccament Bay in St Vincent is now up and running - 1 out of 3?  Has anyone yet made any money out of it?  Suspicions have been voiced that this is a Ponzi scheme - using incoming investment to fund current development.  I hope that that is not the case.

Hi norme,

My client had an agreement to sell the second that it was bought as a quick in and put, due to interest in resort he sold it via harlequin to someone on an inspection trip.

I don't believe they have an active sales team on site, and also I did read about it potentially being a ponzi scheme however I thought that was quashed , maybe I'm wrong?

With anything it is always pro and cons, with this particular development I did not take in timeshare owners weeks, and I wouldn't recommend people buy into pie in the sky investments to get out of timeshare. The best option is to take the financial loss and lesson learned.

I can say this isn't a pie in the sky scheme but you need to make sure you are no longer the owner so if you do go down this route make sure that you contact the resort straight away... Just to make sure you are relieved of all responsibility.

[John pritchard]

Really really bad guys!! You will own nothing and lose a lot of money! Dont do it. They are a scam and they are not based in uk aa claimed they are in spain and conning us timeshare owners in uk

[The Truthseeker]

I live in Barbados and can tell you now that no significant work has been started on Merricks. It is not clear that Harlequin own all the land, or that they have Town & Country Planning approval, especially as a result of environmental assessments apparently not being in place.
I am surprised no-one has posted the link to a website called harlecon dot net
If you are thinking of investing with Harlequin, please read it thoroughly and make up your own mind.

[eneri]

I live in Barbados and can tell you now that no significant work has been started on Merricks. It is not clear that Harlequin own all the land, or that they have Town & Country Planning approval, especially as a result of environmental assessments apparently not being in place.
I am surprised no-one has posted the link to a website called harlecon dot net
If you are thinking of investing with Harlequin, please read it thoroughly and make up your own mind.

O.K. I'll blink first. I wouldn't touch Harlequin Properties with the proverbial bargepole but as ''Truthseeker'' advises you  can read the link below. 

 http://harlecon.net/ [nofollow]

However in the interests of fairness you should also check out some of the contributors in the Barbados Free Press

http://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/harlecon-net-visits-now-averaging-4500-per-day-1-6-million-annually/ [nofollow]

Some of it brings to mind the late lamented News of the World!!



   
   

[susiegb]

Bad Guys for sure. They are regular visitors to Shark Alley
 There will be no build in St Lucia.
 Also if they are DRI points then DRI will not agree to them taking the points from you anyway.

I have invested with Harlequin. I have been to there offices in Basildon.  Also receive invoices and up to date newsletters.  They are not TIMESHARE at all.  They have opened Buccament Bay, it was in the holiday brochures and on TV.    They had trouble with the builders on Buccament Bay and now have a better buiding company.  Look i cant build it, im not going there, but i can go anytime to there office, meet with my agent and get updates if and when i want it. Mine is invested with a SIPP.  If you think ive made a bad decision please please tell me, but prove it!!   No hear say!   As Buccament Bay is Built.! 

[Addickted48]

Congrats, susiegb. There for the grace of God.....

We have invested with Telos who are supposedly involved in a huge rebuild at Lakeview Country Club, Cornwall, as a result of attending the offices of Hansard over a year ago. Originally, we were due to invest in Buccament Bay but , due to ( allegedly) a problem between the guys ( sorry, bandits) we were dealing with at Hansard & Harlequin, our cheque was never forwarded ....We were advised that there was a far better development in which our money could be invested , and one which was in the UK so we could keep track far more easily as to what was going on etc.

Once the contract was signed , our monthly repayments were reimbursed by Telos but that ceased a couple of months ago , which was explained as being a temporary "glitch" once we brought it to the attention of Clint Redman ( the only person we have had direct contact with) and it was stated that all outstanding payments would be settled in time.

Since then, very little contact has been received . We learned via another thread on here that there was a legal case started last summer between Hansard/Bavingtons and Telos which indicated that the former now defunct companies had failed to forward some clients' money to the latter - we were not in that bracket.

Sadly, I fear that an attempt to make life easier for our children & grandchildren in the future has been a very hard lesson learned and that we can say goodbye to our large ( for us) investment. I should have been happier if our original plan to invest with Harlequin  had gone ahead , and ,as did susiegb , we could now rest easier as to the loan we took out .....although some posters on here obviously still have their doubts. An email received this week from Harlequin ( yes, they stay "in touch" ) indicates that several fairly high profile ex footballers will be joining the local coaches at B Bay next year . These include Gareth Southgate and someone I have great respect for & have met on many occasions, Alan Curbishley,  former Manager of our own dearly beloved Charlton Athletic. So, indeed , the development DOES exist as others have rightly indicated.

We had never invested money in this sense in the past and in hindsight, should never had considered doing so at all. However with low interest rates on our savings etc , we felt it was a chance to create something worthwhile for the future for our family. Sadly, we have not had the gumption to tell them ( or anyone) about this mistake and with my hubby retiring next summer, wonder just what the  future holds for us.

Good luck, susiegb. 
 

[sydney]

They contacted me a few days ago and said they would take my 2 weeks of me at a cost of £2495 but i dont pay this until the resort changes my name to theres, how do i know if they are genuine ?? i have tried to sell my timeshare since 2007 when i lost my husband but still have had no luck. can anyone advise me please.

[eneri]

I would strongly advise that you do not get involved with this company. Read through all the posts on this thread and you will find that they are an overseas property developer who want people to invest in building projects in Barbados and if your objective is just to get rid of your timeshare this is not the answer.

[sydney]

Eneri

many thanks for this, i am now going to tell them i am not interested and keep my money in the bank

[JenniferSmith]

Harlequin property boss David Ames, whose company sold duff projects in Pattaya and whose Caribbean projects were being promoted through a Harlequin Income Fund by Neal Davies a bankrupted British fund manager living in Phuket, has been hit by guilty verdicts in a court in Barbados for of breach of contract.

A Scots woman has successfully sued Ames' companies over her purchase of a unit in the Buccament Bay Resort on the island of St. Vincent. The Buccament Bay Resort is one of several luxury projects promoted by Ames, a former bankrupted double glazing salesman.

Today it still has not been completed and is nearly five years over due. Scots woman Ann Mendez-Canga sued Harlequin Property (SGV) Ltd., and the Buccament Bay Resort for nearly EC$500,000  (East Caribbean dollars)  about US$181,000.

She was awarded the equivalent of US$80,000, which included her refund of £49,500, and interests payment, but not claims for loss or rent or loss of the apartment for holiday use, by High Court Master Kimberley Cenac in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

The case paves the way for a series of associated actions from prospective home owners, who want their money back.

The Buccament Bay Resort is Ames' flasghip scheme but is has been plagued with problems.

PLEASE PLEASE ADVISE AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN REGARDING THIS VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT

Also view Andrew Drummond website for latest news.

[simo68]

Hi All,
 
My name's Simon and CPC Worldwide Ltd  is the company, we help throughout the UK and Europe.

There are two active group against this company, one based in London and one in the North  East of England.


It's our job to solve problems abroad and I think that there is a lot of members on here that we can help.
If anyone wants to ring us you're more than welcome to just have a chat because I can imagine a lot of people are really upset. The telephone number is 01913862487.



I truly hope we can help some of you.
Simon

[Norm de Plume]

The Harlequin Group is currently being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office.  It recently had to repay a number of investors in order to prevent its assets being frozen by a Court in Barbados.

[simo68]

ATTENTION TO ALL HARLEQUIN CLIENTS!!!!

New information about our action against Harlequin Property.

We have organised 3 meetings next month in London to help the investors with the Harlequin.
The QC, a top UK lawyer ( with a track record in Civil Fraud) as well as a top insolvency practitioner will be present at the meeting to give individual advice and guidance to each client's case.
The initial meeting is free of charge and if you decide to stay with us the cost will be kept to a minimum. If you can't attend our meeting we can still represent you.

Contact us:

Tel: 0191 386 2487

[simo68]

If you have invested in Harlequin property and have used an independent financial agent, we can start a new case where we can make an independent insurance claim to get back the money you have lost.
Contact us at CPC Worldwide now for information:
Tel:0191 386 2487