Manilva – Investigation into Aldea Hills

Manilva council is to carry out an investigation into three licences granted by in 2001 for the construction of 256 properties in the Aldea Hills area. There are suspicions that there may have been irregularities in the sale of the land by former mayor Emilio López Berenguer, and that the site was not zoned for construction of private housing although council housing could be built there. The anti-corruption authorities have requested information about the projects from the council, following an official complaint by the PSOE political party. The 20,000 square metres of land were sold for 1.2 million euros, and it is claimed that the plots were subsequently sold on for 18 million euros.