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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Hello Casa Monal, Obviously depends where you are, but €25 per hour for a skilled tradesperson is maybe slightly on the high side. Its about €22 here. Not too out of line though.
Hello Kensington, Its not unusual halfway through a project to change one's architect/geometra because relationships have broken down for whatever reasons. Obviously hope that you never get into this situation, but if you do, its debatable in reality that you will be able to make a succesful claim. I sued a professional body in the UK over a property related matter and the case took eleven years (I kid you not) before it was settled in my favour. Italy has one of the longest judicial sytems in terms of length of time its takes to reach a final decision. (On average, nearly four years but many disputes go on for a lot longer). I would say, you must go in with your eyes open. I don't think that you can count on any professional body making good your losses. Weigh up the risks and rewards before committing fully. Good luck.
I don't want to sound too negative but I'm not sure that your prospective market is big enough. There are only around 35,000 brits living in Italy for most of the year out of a country population of over 60 million. Compare that to Spain, for example, where the number is around 750,000.
Same here. Have reported to Valentina. Best to clear your cookies if you have opened the site.
I'm not sure if height varies from region to region but in our comune it is indeed 1metre for new builds. Think, however, that where there is an existing higher wall in a poor state of repair it is possible to rebuild to the original height.
Very magnanimous comments numerouno. I was a season ticket holder at the bridge for many years. (East middle). Watch all the games live on Sky here now. Would also like to wish Fulham well tonight. Game is being shown on Italia 1 tonight.
Penny and Ram are correct. The "rules" are actually there to protect you as the buyer on the basis that you must fully understand the transaction that you are entering into. €200 for translation services is fantastic value. We paid €1800 nearly ten years ago.
I actually think that the estimate at €7,500 now looks good. You have 84m2....€90 per m2. Good luck. Hope they do a good job for you.
You must have a fairly big wall Cilla. I was a bit shocked by the range of your quotes. If its any help a stone garden wall built around an iron sub frame (which I take is what is going to provide the reinforcing) to about 15 inches thick, costs at the top end €150 per m2 here. Thats including all labour costs etc. We've had lots of walls built here in the past and I should imagine that prices in Calabria should be lower. Good luck.
What kind of wall is it Cilla? Is it an outside garden wall or part of your house?