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Private E-mails

Lisa C. posted on 2013-06-18 03:23
Could we please have the option back to be able to send personal e-mails to other members?  In the past, I have used it for private discussions... read more
5 answers | Last answered by Rickardo 4 hours 32 min ago
I have left treating my new cotto fatto a mano floors somewhat longer than planned and hence there's a small build up of bits of oil from dropped... read more
2 answers | Last answered by Richard and Marie 1 day 43 min ago

contacting SKY.IT

casa del campanile posted on 2013-06-15 22:22
We have recently encountered some difficulty in making contact with SKY.IT.Their website only allows us to reach a point where we can actually... read more
1 answers | Last answered by casa del campanile 1 day 17 hours ago

User name change?

missjanem+c posted on 2013-06-16 01:45
I have been having trouble logging in. I asked for a password reset and found that my user name had been changed. It's now my usual name ...... read more
1 answers | Last answered by Rickardo 3 days 3 hours ago

Tax

Rickardo posted on 2013-06-15 17:03
Have you all paid the tax on your second homes either in Italy or abroad? The tax offices in Italy and the UK are collaborating and there are... read more
2 answers | Last answered by bunterboy 3 days 13 hours ago

Geothermal Energy

Helen167 posted on 2013-06-12 17:54
We are buying a house between Amandola and Ascoli Piceno and just wondered if anyone in this area had experience of installing geothermal energy... read more
7 answers | Last answered by Badger 4 days 16 hours ago
I've just had a new satelite dish fitted but alas of the 600+ there are no channels for my four year old. I'm wondering if I can get a cheap... read more
2 answers | Last answered by paulo.p 4 days 18 hours ago

Italian house price recovery?

sagraiasolar posted on 2013-06-04 19:00
If you are pondering the safety of house prices in Italy this article in The Money Spy might give you some encouragement.... get in now.http://... read more
11 answers | Last answered by paulo.p 4 days 18 hours ago
I can't be the only one bemused by the recent IMU announcements.I've not missed what is happening to prima casa. Has anyone got any idea about what... read more
40 answers | Last answered by bunterboy 6 days 16 hours ago

Geometra charges

pamela posted on 2013-06-06 22:28
Is there any kind of standard tariff of charges for the work a geometra does? Or is it just a free for all and they can charge whatever the market... read more
5 answers | Last answered by pamela 1 week 4 days ago
Having got through some Winter months fathoming our new heating system....a combination of solar panels and a Helios H27 Eco-termocamino which burns... read more
6 answers | Last answered by Sabina 1 week 6 days ago

If you pay Italian income tax

Fillide posted on 2013-06-05 23:44
In the Italian tax system you are allowed to instruct the taxman to direct a very small proportion of your tax to one of a number of charities/... read more
0 answers | Last answered by Fillide 1 week 6 days ago
Hi!  Our lovely, fully restored house in Benabbio is still for sale, and we intend to be there towards the end of next week for a week or two,... read more
1 answers | Last answered by Joy 2 weeks 27 min ago
I'm selling my house in Umbria.  It's close to San Venanzo and Marsciano and is in woodland in the hills.   €160,000 ono.... read more
0 answers | Last answered by Stevie 2 weeks 12 hours ago
Just booked car hire on line for Ancona at the end of may via the Auto Europa website. I haven't used them previously. Booking went in and was... read more
16 answers | Last answered by Lisa C. 2 weeks 20 hours ago

Quad bikes

Annec posted on 2013-05-27 12:19
Hi there Got a bit of field which needs cutting about twice a year.  The cost and hassle of getting someone locally to do this means that... read more
5 answers | Last answered by Annec 2 weeks 4 days ago

unemployment

Joy posted on 2013-05-31 11:49
I have just read the youth unemployement figures - very worrying!  40.5% in Italy (20.7% in UK)  which will only lead to more youngsters... read more
1 answers | Last answered by bunterboy 2 weeks 4 days ago
Hello all - this is our first post on the ITALY Community site !ITALY magazine has been going through some very significant changes lately - and much... read more
29 answers | Last answered by Lisa C. 2 weeks 5 days ago

Cost of grass cutting

rachel68 posted on 2013-05-29 22:28
Just curious to know what people are paying for large-scale grass cutting in a rural area? We've got about 6000m2 of which 4000m2 is meadow and... read more
1 answers | Last answered by robbiemarche 2 weeks 6 days ago

Milan to San Mamete on Lake Lugano

neil298 posted on 2013-05-19 22:29
Im flying in to Milan on friday and have an apartment in San Mamete on the nortern shore of Lake Lugano.I'm hiring a car and noticed that the sat... read more
4 answers | Last answered by neil298 3 weeks 13 hours ago
We are taking a long-awaited trip to Positano later this year and I have been trying to determine what would be the best way to travel from Naples to... read more
7 answers | Last answered by JaneFAB 3 weeks 14 hours ago

abruzzo

florence 95 posted on 2013-05-27 19:28
i was just wondering  if property prices were  droping in abruzzo at the moment  due to the new  taxes   tia
0 answers | Last answered by florence 95 3 weeks 1 day ago

its almost as if

Ram posted on 2013-05-24 07:13
Suddenly there is a new forum and lots of new members appear from nowhere asking really useful questions!  it's almost as if someone... read more
6 answers | Last answered by Ram 3 weeks 2 days ago
 My postsTransporting Woodburning Stove UK to Le Marche Sun, 2009-10-18 14:26Paper back swap Mon, 2009-12-28 12:51I fil in all the boxes but... read more
2 answers | Last answered by Rickardo 3 weeks 2 days ago

Books etc free to a good home!

londonlass posted on 2013-05-05 13:57
I have been having a spring clean and I have some boxes of books that I am willing to give away free to anyone who would meet me close to my home to... read more
5 answers | Last answered by Dylano 3 weeks 3 days ago

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