A friend of mine is thinking about buying an ex-display kitchen from Italy and has been told that there would be no custom duties to pay on importing to England. This sounds strange to me. Does anyone know whether this is true?
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Does anyone know if you have to pay custom duties if you take any of your personal furniture back to the UK? Gov.uk implies that you may have to but other sites "suggest" you don't. I can't find any clear guidance.
Thu, 05/27/2021 - 06:47
For those who haven't seen it, this is an interesting 1 hour Q&A by the British Embassy in Rome about the consequences of Brexit.
Mon, 07/27/2020 - 17:15
Page Format.
Previously the latest comments would appear on the top of the page. Now the page is in the date order of the original question. This means that recent comments (to old questions) all but disappear. Can this be rectified?
Mon, 01/13/2020 - 06:11
Acquiring Citizenship Jure Sanguinis
Thu, 12/26/2019 - 11:52
The Referendum! I was very surprised not to see some debate on the referendum. Very keen to understand what the electorate (at least those who voted "No") are hoping will happen next.
Mon, 12/05/2016 - 17:33
Has anyone seen the new site which details every comune's spend: http://soldipubblici.gov.it/it/home ? Allows you to compare your comune's per capita spend with others.
Fri, 01/16/2015 - 06:56
I see that everyone is running scared after the ridiculous convictions of the scientists for not warning about the 'quake in L'Aquila.
Sat, 04/06/2013 - 11:27
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/jan/31/can-italy-change/An interesting article by Tim Parks
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:29
Has anybody else had a 90% increase in their house insurance premiums from Intasure? Or was it just that they enticed me in with a low quote last year?
Thu, 04/14/2011 - 13:30
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I'm sorry but your works seem to be very particular and it would be dangerous for me to even suggest an indicative price. If you have a computo metrico (a priced Bill of Quantities) I'd be happy to have a look and let you know if any of the prices look excessive. But remember roofs in Italy tend to be expensive; apart from the beams and joists you may have pianelle (the brick shaped tiles visible from underneath), then a reinforced concrete screed, insulation, membrane and roof tiles. At the eaves there are often stone or concrete slabs (visisible from outside). Gutters and downpipes can be copper or painted metal. Prices will vary significantly depending on choices. You must make sure you know what is being offered.Then of course there is the scaffolding ......
What do you mean by new roof? Just roof coverings or also insulation and guttering? New roof beams?Are the dimensions flat on plan or the developed area?The other issue will be scaffolding. How high is the house? Just 2 storeys?
http://www.amministrazionicomunali.it/imutasi/calcolo_imu_tasi.php Using the above website will, apart from calculating amount due, will also calculate interest for late payment. If you want details about how to fill in, once you have established valore catestale and the categoria usually Cat A (tranne 10) for most dwellings then let me know
My only other suggestion is to ask anyone local who has an orto. The chances are that they will be obtaining "letame" from someone nearby.
The cost is almost all in transport so you need to find someone very local to you. Any local farmer who has cattle or sheep will be able to help
Good luck. I tried something similar a few years ago but found that getting the tree lifted and transported to a saw mill, and then cut, was more expensive than buying the wood I needed.
Not long ago, in the UK, you paid less council tax (or whatever it was called then) on your second home on the basis that you don't consume the services twice. I think the reduction varied from council to council. Now, I believe, you pay the same tax as for your main home; I think on the basis that if you are wealthy enough to have a second home you don't deserve a discount. Energy prices are identical for second homes.This is still irrelevant. Italians are treated the same as foreigners. If it's your first home (in the case of a non-Italian this means declaring yourself resident and being subject to Italian taxes) you don't pay IMU and you pay lower energy bills. An Italian with a second home pays the same as a non-Italian who isn't resident
Isn't the issue that the law has to be applicable to everyone and not discriminate against non-Italians? It isn't discriminatory because the higher rates apply to non-residents whether Italian or English. An Italian can only be resident in 1 place and pays the higher rate if he has a second home.
I spoke to an architect friend yesterday and he confirmed that you do not haave to have a certificato di abitabilità (if that is what you are talking about). In fact most houses do not have one. There should be no problem in occupying the house
Have you tried putting in your data on: https://www.amministrazionicomunali.it/imutasi/calcolo_imu_tasi.php and ticking the box "immobile storico/inagibile"?