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Anti-seismic scaremongering. ...
rachel68 posted on 2013-05-21 04:14We have a derelict 300m2 farmhouse which we'd planned to make our home and to start renovation work in a few years . I'm hearing horrifying... read more
Letting outbuilding annex of prima casa
rachel68 posted on 2012-05-20 19:59I read that you are not allowed to let your 'prima casa' but in our case our farmhouse has an outbuilding (not joined) which we are making habitable... read more
EasyJet - easy travel/easy seating
FromNowOn posted on 2013-05-21 15:45EasyJet's allocated seating is working out fine for me - without paying for selected seats. I like to sit towards the back away from the... read more
Hammerite Paint
pas55 posted on 2013-05-21 12:03 Anyone know where I can buy it or something simular
Cotto terracotta laying costs, products and methods
rachel68 posted on 2012-07-11 15:43 Can anyone tell me their experiences of having handmade cotto laid by Italian builders please? We are in Lazio. I was under the impression that our... read more
Fingers crossed. Tenancy Agreement.
david.it48 posted on 2013-05-18 20:47Hi everyone. Its a while since I posted anything and it looks like I chosea good time to post a request for help.Ok we have a villa consisting... read more
What is happening with the ITALY Community site?
ITALY Answers posted on 2013-05-19 02:14Hello 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
Planning permission needed and / or tax payable?
phileas posted on 2013-05-20 18:18Hi,Does any one know if any form of planning permission would be needed for a metal storage container similar to shipping containers, but one that... read more
Milan to San Mamete on Lake Lugano
neil298 posted on 2013-05-19 22:29Im 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
Lycee school Florence
sagraiasolar posted on 2013-05-20 15:49Has anyone had any experience with the Lycee in Florence to relate please? The dilemma with further education for an 11 year old boy looms.... read more
Unico mini
Ritaruth posted on 2013-05-20 14:58Does anyone know where I can get an english copy of the instructions for filling in the 'unico mini' tax return form? My Italian is good but... read more
Rent (long term) in Umbria
Fillide posted on 2013-05-14 22:57For anybody (or anybody you know!) who wants to experiment with living in Italy before taking the plunge of buying something, a friend of mine has a... read more
Travelling from Naples to Positano
PositanoOrBust posted on 2013-05-19 14:32We 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
2013 ...IMU .... IMU ... IMU - SECONDA CASA
Cassini posted on 2013-05-07 18:18I 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
Viewing on iphone
FromNowOn posted on 2013-05-18 02:15Dreadful.Totally unmanageable.
And there was me thinking it couldn't get any worse...
Penny posted on 2013-05-16 10:53....so the powers that be made this the clunkiest forum (or whatever you want to call it) in the world and we have all managed to get over it and... read more
How to get to San Siro
HelenMW posted on 2013-05-10 12:25HiI'm going to a concert at San Siro in July and am having trouble working out how to get there from Milan (using public transport) as everything I... read more
Private Messages
Esme posted on 2013-05-16 23:18What's happened to our PM's? I cant find them anywhere. Does anyone know?
Books etc free to a good home!
londonlass posted on 2013-05-05 13:57I 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
Perugia Airport
Spud posted on 2013-05-11 23:20Perugia Airport..Hi,Perugia Airport has had free parking for the last few years.Apparently since January this year they have introduced parking... read more
Huawei MIFI modem configuration Vodafone/Tim plus speed of internet on a mobile phone....
rachel68 posted on 2013-05-09 20:57I've been full time in Italy for a month or so and have had time to try out internet options. Because we're still not sure how long we'll be here for... read more
Does anyone know if the recent announcements on IMU had any knock on effect on IVIE? Wishful thinking on my part I'm sure...!
italian economy still struggling....
sebastiano posted on 2013-03-16 13:45Unfortunately whilst still waiting for some kind of government the italian economy is still struggling and in great difficulty.Amongst the many... read more
Voting rights for British expats ECHR decision on Tuesday
Charlotte Oliver posted on 2013-05-05 21:09You may know Harry Shindler, age 93, of Ascoli Piceno. He is a British citizen and has been living in Italy for about 30 years. He was formerly the... read more
Satellite Broadband
satfinder posted on 2012-10-17 00:27Hi All, We are new to the forum, having recently arrived in Montesilvano, Abruzzo and still finding our feet!We are renovation a house here and have... read more


















