Domaine de la plage, Valras Plage

Thanks to all for the replies,
I did contact a solicitor who advised me to hire him to take out a 'commandment de payer' which would get them to pay the money they owed and that his services would cost around 600 euros.
I paid this and, after asking me for the money twice ( for which he apologised ) he then said that it would probably be a waste of time issuing the 'commandment' thing.
I said ok and asked for a refund but he would only give me €165 back as he had spent time emailing me for which I was charged €435 and nothing was done to resolve the situation. ( I wish I could have earnt money at that rate whilst I was working! ).
I cannot afford to pay any more money to solicitors as I am having to pay my mortgage and other charges.
So this leaseback scheme has cost me dearly.

Hello Noelle,
I am very glad to hear from another resident - although I do not have much information to offer you.
I have tried in every way to contact Revalis but they continue to ignore me. The next quarters rent is due at the end of June and that will be 6 months without any payment !
I have been taken ill recently and, although I have tried to be patient, may have to hire a lawyer to act on my behalf. Like you, I am not sure what our position is but surely we must be entitled to some rent and/or occupation of our properties.
If anyone knows anything about this situation - or the contact details of a good leaseback bi-lingual lawyer, please let us know.
Best Wishes
berni

Well, it's now July and still no rental payments.
They are still ignoring my letters and emails.
Unless they come back to me in the next week or so, I am forced to hire a lawyer.

Hiya Mutley & strider,
The solicitor was named Cordiez and yes, he did think that Revalis was going bankrupt or insolvent and he saw the CDP as a waste of time.
I wish he had told me this ( rather than the opposite ) before he took my money.
I have since been down to our property and everyone there thinks that Revalis have gone bankrupt yet they are still advertising holiday rentals all over France.
Still trying to get the year's rent they owe me - next stage is to contact the French media.
b

Hello Sean,
Thanks for the information. I will give them a ring after Easter when it will be 6 months ( 2 quarters ) without payment.
A friend, who speaks French, has managed to get throught to their office in the South but they say they cannot pay until they have established a “ligne
bancaire” whatever that is. They would not elaborate and my friend said the lady she spoke to was very stressed and said she was 'in the middle" of all this and had hundreds of people asking about their properties. She also said that she had been instructed not to communicate - hence the lack of response to my half-dozen emails.
Do you know what happens if they stop paying?
Thanks again for the phone number.
cheers
berni

Just in case anyone is interested...
Revalis Ever have finally written to me to say that if I want them to continue administrating ( i.e. if I am to get any money at all ) then I have to accept a 30% reduction in thre rental payments.
This sounds very unfair but what can we do?
b

Hello JuanAzur,
I have recently hired a solicitor to issue a 'commandment de payer'. Although the 30 days which they have been given to pay the arrears is not yet up they have not been in touch. No problem getting them out - they have already abandoned the property despite having another 3 years to go on the leaseback agreement ! Apparently I must find another leaseback management company to take over the running of the place.
The trouble is they have not given me the keys so I have no access to the property. A couple of years ago I had a buyer but this lack of access caused the sale to fall through.
The worst thing is I am still paying a mortgage, 'general charges' for the upkeep of the grounds, taxes etc. with no rent coming in and no access to my property.
The whole thing is a nightmare made worse by me having a stroke a few years ago and as a result losing my job. This year I have also been diagnosed with cancer yet despite begging letters (asking for an explanation of what is going on and how to proceed) to all concerned I never get a reply.
Without an income ( except a small pension ) I cannot afford to keep paying all these charges.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
cheers
berni