We have just completed the eleventh year of renting out our house for the summer. As I think I said before in previous posts, in all this time we have only had two vacant weeks.
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Despite the bailouts of Greece, Ireland and Portugal the euro has been very strong of late. There is currently a growing view that if "weaker" nations are forced out of the euro zone then the euro will strengthen further. (Italy is probably the mi
Wed, 04/20/2011 - 14:48
Just been billed for Tassa rifuiti. Wait for it................... Wait for it................... Wait for it................... Wait for it................... Year 2004.
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 14:55
What have the EU (and David C) ever done for us? The aqueduct, sanitation, roads, irrigation, medicine, education, health.... Hearing the BBC iplayer is shortly to be made available overseas at a subscription of around £7.50 per month.
Thu, 03/03/2011 - 17:34
I know pv has been covered extensively in the past, but I thought that it may be helpful to post the current numbers and maths that are being advertised here. (Sardinia). This is for a carport installation roofed by 3kw of pv panels.
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 14:46
First of all, I would like to say that other than the odd bottle of wine or meal, I have no financial interest whatsoever, in any property or estate agency business. That said, just speaking around, there does seem to be a general feeling that th
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 17:06
For anyone looking to run a bed and breakfast (or already running one) there is an excellent article in this month's "Cose di Case" magazine (August).
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 12:58
Has anyone got a really good method of cooking/recipe? Have loads in the l'orto but never seemed to be able to cook these with satisfactory results. I've only got a frying pan, so cannot deep fry.
Sun, 06/06/2010 - 04:37
It seems that the conventional wisdom that sterling would collapse on a hung parliament is being turned on its head.
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 17:00
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Like alan h, I'm slightly confused about your permission as well. It should be very clear what you can and can't do. Don't make the mistake that I did a few years back....Re-roofed my carport. Perfect job, (if I say it myself) then received visit from municipal police. Result, materials used, (and I'm talking wood here), not compliant with comune regulations. Had to take it all down. Over €2,000 out of pocket.
Penny, that is a great post. Where is your information coming from?
Pas, the crucial rate is euro-dollar. Sterling, now is such a small fragmant of the world community that it is easy to buffet about. At the start of the year, euro-dollar was 1.46. Now, about 1.20. Sterling has not really moved (on a trade weighted basis) despite moving from 1.10 to the the euro to 1.21 now. The fall / rise is in the euro-dollar rate, not sterling. If you think the euro will continue to underperform the dollar, then wait to buy sterling. Conversely, if you think the euro is going to bounce back against the dollar then buy sterling now. Whatever your opinion on the sterling-euro rate, it will be overwhelmed by movements in the euro-dollar rate.
If you think the euro will not exist in 5 years time, why are you buying now? If you are correct, wait for Italy to go back to the lire. Prices could easily be 40% lower in sterling terms.......unless, sterling falls out of bed as well.
As always, Ram gives good advice. The standard estate agency fee is 3%. (Buyer pays 3%, seller pays 3%). Notary fees as Ram says depend on a number of factors: whether you are taking out a mortgage, how good your understanding of Italian is (translator required), value of property etc. As a really rough guide, people I know recently paid a notary fee of around €10,000 on a €680,000 purchase with mortgage and language translation. On top of that, you have to pay the various impositions referred to by Ram.
I can only speak for here (Sardinia). A 25metre roll of 2metre chain link retails at around €110. For the posts, in treated pine you are looking at something like €12 per post for ones of 2.5metres length. For a 25metre run you are going to need about 16, so cost of posts around €190. Total cost for 25metre run around €300 or €12 per metre. (no labour costs included or cement or whatever to secure posts in the ground). Hope that helps.
Raggio, that was very good. Just had it for dinner. Thank your dad. (I did flip it). Dylano, will have a go at your recipe at the weekend. Again many thanks.
Is the fence being inserted into the ground or within a boundary stone wall with the idea of adding height to the perimeter?
You make some very valid points Fillide, particularly about the Italians and "location". About 12 years ago we started looking for property in the Numana-Sorolo area. Even then, most properties we saw had been on the market for years because to the natural Italian buyer the location was wrong.
I'd recheck the pricing. Does'nt seem possible. Way too low.