OK - I am not enjoying the earthquakes now. Very unsettling. 6th one today (apparently) and the last one was a very strong 4. They are all around Mogliano & Loro Piceno. Are they bothering anyone else more since Aquila?
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Hi, I am trying to get a list of people affected by the refusal of ASUR 13 & 12 (Ascoli & San Benedetto) to give us permanent residents permanent health cover.
Mon, 12/14/2009 - 09:44
I heard again today that the property market is moving again here in Southern Marche. I am not talking of foreign buyers but just the general property market. Good news for us sellers!
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 08:02
Apparently Dustin Hoffman is going to be promoting our region in a new TV commercial:http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/eng
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 04:36
Does anyone know a good optician in the South Marche area?
Tue, 10/13/2009 - 10:34
Can someone explain to me why my posts in the Marche Healthcare groups are appearing so many times please? Thanks
Sun, 09/20/2009 - 18:28
OK - an update on my fight for a permanent inscription in the health service here that is not good news I am afraid.This morning I went back to Dott.ssa Saldari at Ascoli as advised by Dott.ssa Carletti at the Marche Regione (she is responsible fo
Tue, 09/15/2009 - 09:45
We're letting our shop go in Sarnano. It just didn't bring us any more business so we can't justify the cost.
Sun, 09/13/2009 - 04:55
I went on Tusday back to try to see the director of the health authority that I had previously spoken two and who seemed to never return my calls or be there when I called. Guess what? She wasn't there!
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 02:02
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I use www.redcoon.it for most of my appliances as they are very reasonable. Otherwise you could try the electrical shop on the industrial estate in Comunanza (in front of TR gomme). They are always changing their name so I'm afraid I've no idea what their name is now. Or the one opposite Avio Fioravanti - little shop but they are very helpful
I had firends who spent 1/3 year in Italy, 1/3 in the UK and 1/3 in Australia. They were tax resident nowhere! So I guess not. Mick Chick - I think you would have to unregister with the comune (tell them you are returnng to the UK would be the easiest way) and not spend more than 3 months at a time at your place in Italy and not more than 181 days in any tax year (Jan to Feb) in Italy. The biggest implication would be if you got a reduced rate of purchase tax when you bought your house by claiming residency. I don't know what would happen if you renounced your residency before 5 years are up. You might be asked to repay the difference plus fines etc. Once upon a time I would have said - how would they know. But now the tax man seems to know everything.
My housekeepers charge extra for a call out etc which is perfectly fair enough. They also charge me petrol money if doing anything other than standard changeover plus a higher rate if doing repairs etc. I pay for just the cleaning, linen and meet & greet. Anything else is on top. I still think €150 is too much. That would be half my weekly rent and would mean I couldn't offer short breaks at all. After bills and taxes there would be nothing left!! I wouldn;t be happy paying extra 'in case' hiccups happen. I am more than happy to pay 'if and when' they happen (as they always will).
We're definitely not the tinkering types so I don't think it's for us. Thanks for the info though.
I think that seems a lot Sprostoni for a 2 bed appartment. I'd expect to pay around € 8-10 an hour (more if they are legally setup & insured etc - €15 an hour or so). How long would it take you to do it? Be honest though - it takes a lot longer than you think!
Hmm - might be interested in the Defender. Do you have some more details? Model, age, mileage etc....
Hi Brianm, I'm afraid it has to be an authorised Italian PEC provider otherwise the #italian authorities won't accept it. The Post Office does also do it but they charge €36 for a digital signature for 3 years.
My friends run courses at their place in Marche: http://www.lemarcheretreat.com/2012/01/13th-july-23rd-july-painting-the-... Not August but late July.
If you are uncomfortable about travelling on your own then why not do a course (painting, cooking, yoga, Italian all spring immediately to mind) for the first week or two. You will make lots of friends and some interesting opportunities migth present themsleves. My only other comment would be it is the height of tourist season in August so most places will be busy. If you will be on your own be prepared to be chatted up!
That's a good point RAM. Back to the accountants again! Just found this though so we can use it for contracts of less than 30 days: http://www.cedolaresecca.net/faq/faq.html