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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 AUGUST 2025 FEATURE COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in room numbered 78, nearby the Courts Archives, Level -1, Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date Time Judicial Sale No Property 04 th September, 2025 10.30am 13/21 – AZ Falliment ta' Jonathan Pace Vs X The apartment internally marked number 1 is situated on ground floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar valued at €170,000; The apartment internally marked number 2 is situated on the first floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar valued at €180,800; The apartment internally market number 3 is situated on the second floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar valued at €180,800; Penthouse internally marked number 4 situated on the fourth floor and forming part of a block named "Waveline" in Triq il- Knisja fix-Xagħjra, Ħaż-Żabbar with its own free airspace valued at €149,600; The apartment number 1 enjoys and is subject to those servitudes resulting from its relative position within the block which include among others the passage of water pipes, drainage and also the services that are in common with the overlying properties as well as the right of guarantee use, uninterrupted and in perpetual transferable to third parties 'ad infintum' of all the parts intended for common use and which right of use is enjoyed in common with the other apartments in the block with right of access to the roof only limited to install and maintenance of a water tank of no more than 500lt on the highest roof of the block and for the installation and maintenance of a common satellite dish and this as described in the acts of Notary Reuben Debono of the 11.06.2009. With apartments numbers 2 and 3 and the penthouse includes all the common parts in the block and are subject to those servitudes arises from their relative position within the same block which include among others the passage of water pipes, drainage and also the services that are common with the overlying and underlying properties and this as described in the acts of Notary Reuben Debono of the 21.03.11. Maisonette on the ground floor numbered 4 named 'Shelik' forming part of a complex named 'Eureka' without its airspace and which complex is situated in f'Misraħ Karmenu Grima before known as Triq it- Tagħlim, Żejtun, forming part from a land named is-Saliba or Mastru Gidelu or Mastru Galutin bounded on the East by the street (Misraħ Karmenu Grima, previously known as Triq it-Tagħlim) free and unencumbered and subject for those servitudes resulting from its position which include among others the passage of pipes and services to serve the overlying and underlying property and with the right of use in perpetual and uninterrupted to install water tank of no more than 500 lt on the highest roof of the block and install and maintenance of common satellite dish and this as described in the acts of Notary Joseph Smith La Rosa of the 14.05.2008 valued at €245,000; Corner shop on the ground floor level named "Tyson Butcher" and numbered 15 in Kanonku Giovanni De Domenico, Żejtun, without its airspace, subject to servitudes resulting from its position underlying third party property which includes common drains and drainage system, the rest is free and unencumbered with its right and appurtenances as described in the acts of Notary Vanessa Buttigieg of 17.09.2009 valued at €230,000. 09 th September, 2025 10.30am 60/22 – AZ HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. (C 3177) Vs Hynes David Owen (Passport Number PA4359237) et The penthouse with its airspace, numbered 7 situated on the third floor level of a block unname but numbered 4 which forms part of a larger unnumbered complex, named Fontanella Gardens, in Triq il-Kappillan Joseph Hili, Fontana, Gozo, that is accessible from a common area of stairs and lift overlooking the front terrace of the penthouse, including the relative share from Triq Hal Warda. The block that the apartment forms part of is bounded on the North and South by property of Property Exchange Limited or its successors in title, and on the East by a private street that abuts onto Triq Hal Warda, Attard, and is valued at five hundred and twenty thousand Euro (€520,000). The lock up garage, unofficially marked number twenty three (23), presently used as a store, situated in a garage complex at the underground level, underlying the same block which the apartment number 7 forms part of, which garage complex has its main entrance abutting onto Triq Xatbet l-Art, Attard. The said garage is bounded from the North, South, East and West with property of Property Exchange Limited or its successors in title and includes the right of use of the common parts of the garage complex including the main entrance, ramps, staircase and stairwell, driveways, and all other services installations, plant, equipment and the electrical system and meters which are principally intended for the common use of benefit of the lock up garages situated in the garage complex, with a window servitude (high level window) that overlooks onto the ramp that leads from the complex of garages onto Triq Xatbet l-Art and is valued at seventy thousand euro (€70,000). The apartment and garage forms part of a block unofficially marked letter A, Hal Warda Residencies, in Triq Hal Warda, Attard and are subject to and benefit from those servitudes resulting by natural way from their respective position overlying and underlying third party properties, and enjoys the right of use of the common parts of the complex, free and unencumbered, as described in the acts of Notary Tonio Cauchi dated twenty third of August, of the year two thousand and twelve (23.08.2012). Further details can be obtained from the website: https://ecourts.gov.mt/onlineservices/JudicialSales The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Gaetana Aquilina For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals The towns where foreign SIX localities had more foreign residents than Maltese by the end of last year, up from just three localities in 2021, recent official figures show. Apart from St Paul's Bay in the north, the other five localities are Pietà, Msida, Gżira, Sliema and St Julian's. In Msida, 64% of the 16,609 residents are foreign, while in St Paul's Bay, which is the larg- est locality in Malta, 63% of the 40,204 residents are non-Mal- tese. Gżira has the third highest concentration with 60% of its 12,054 residents being foreign- ers. St Julian's comes in at fourth with 57% of the 15,208 residents being foreign, followed by Pietà and Sliema, each with a con- centration of foreigners that amounts to 55% of residents. Pietà's overall population stands at 7,087 and that of Sliema at 22,730. In 2021, just three localities— Msida, St Paul's Bay and Gżira— had an absolute majority of resi- dents who were foreign nationals with St Julian's, Sliema and Pietà coming close to the mark. Significantly, Pietà registered a 10-point increase in the share of foreign residents since 2021, fol- lowed by Msida and St Paul's Bay that each registered a nine-point increase. Gżira and St Julian's each recorded an eight-point increase in foreign nationals over the three-year period, while Sliema registered a six-point increase. The statistics come from the lat- est population figures released by the National Statistics Office to mark World Population Day. The figures show that Malta's popula- tion grew to 574,250 by the end of 2024, on the back of higher immi- gration. Almost 30% of the popu- lation—168,938—was made up of foreigners who live and work here. Significantly, the increase in population is also reflected in the number of residential permits is- sued by the Planning Authority over recent years. Separate sta- tistics show that since 2021, the PA approved 6,596 permits that equated to 36,148 new dwellings, the vast majority apartments. Language, culture and integration The rapid increase in popu- lation over the past decade as a result of foreign workers has created pressure on public in- frastructure from roads to sew- age, to electricity and health- care. But the six localities where foreigners now number more than Maltese, the challenges tend to be more pronounced. Msida Mayor Charles Selvaggi says language could be a barri- er for effective communication, given the diversity of the people who now live in his community. It can impact even basic com- munication such as which waste should be put out on what day. "Waste is one of the biggest challenges we face, especially with households putting out their garbage at the wrong time or on the wrong day and this in turn creates a sense of neglect," Selvaggi says. But there is also a question of culture, he adds. "Some foreign- ers adopt a nonchalant attitude towards a differentiated waste system and other social norms, possibly because it is not some- thing they normally do but this in turn becomes an inconven- ience," the mayor says. Selvaggi acknowledges that there are foreign communities that help the council reach out to their members, such as the Indian community. "I have no problem in welcom- ing foreigners but I want the re- spect to be mutual and this is why we need to work more on integration," Selvaggi says. To do this, he emphasises, re- quires a holistic approach that involves the council, the central government and experts in the field to find solutions that foster integration and respect. "Such a strategy requires having people on the ground, reaching out to residents, communicating with them and pointing out what the expected behaviour is," he says. But this is not something the council has the resources for, he adds. A more worrying issue is the pressure the population growth has put on the locality's infra- structure. From parking prob- lems to sewage leaks, the infra- structure is feeling the strain, Selvaggi says. "This is why as a council we KURT SANSONE ksansone@mediatoday.com.mt