We have a house and apartment in rural Marche, and would love the opportunity to see more of Italy, but we have 3 cats who are much loved and need looking after whilst we are away. Any members with property in Italy care to do a house swap?

We have lived in Umbria for three years and are still learning the language, but we have always enjoyed watching English Premiership football with English commentaries. From the start of this football season Sky have stopped transmitting English commentaries. I have contacted Sky only to be told that they are having " technical problems ". We recently watched the England v France game, with would you believe, English commentary!! Any thoughts please.
Frank White.

What is the best way to transfer money from Italy to the UK? We will soon be selling a house in Italy and we wish to transfer the funds safely and quickly and as cheaply as possible to our UK bank account. We have been told by the estate agent that the cost of doing an electronic bank transfer is very high and that the Italian buyer would not want to pay in this way. We have an Italian bank account but the charges are very high for even simple and low value transactions and we have found the bank to be inefficient. Advice please! 

Does anybody know

1. Can I use a BT Home Hub V2.0 as a router etc here in Italy ?

and if so,

2. How do I do it (!!)

S

Hello All

I am currently looking for a custodian job if anyone can help me out with one
or know of a website where I can look? I am living in Umbertide at the moment
and would ideally love to stay in the area but I am also open to moving further
afield for the right work.