On the 30th March a BBC programme will show a programme highlighting the Spanish illegal housing controversy.This documentary has a team which visited the Costa Blanca after they had researched the situation fully.They met with various associations and action groups that have been campaigning  for a solution to the issues.Spanish land legislation is the key to the problem and this is what they want to expose to prospective house buyers.

Part of the programme will focus on Lliber in the jalon Valley where 300 houseshave the sword of Damocles hanging over their homes. The situation in Lliber is currently the subject of a criminal investigation.However the BBC team met with residents ,lawyers and builders in an attempt to understand just what has happened in this village.

The team has also visited the south of Spain where illegal homes have actually been demolished .These expats who have purchased properties in good faith ,only to discover themselves victims of a system which they feel has let them down.People viewing this programme in the UK may think twice about purchasing a house in Spain after watching this documentary.