Please can anyone suggest the name and contact details of an English speaking geometra/surveyor to do an English style property report in the Lunigiana area? In particular I'd like to find someone who can advise on water leakage through a terrac
We have our fingers crossed that it might actually happen - we might overcome all the problems, and finally buy our place in Italy. We are at the stage where we have signed the proposta and are trying to iron out the many, many problems, concerne
Once our contract was signed by all parties, the vendor was out of the door with his witness and the agent, the translator hung back because nobody had told us this was the time to pay her the cash sum, and the notaio told us as he departed ahead of us, we could stay all night in his office if we wanted to (joke?). We were left to find our own way down the stairs to the street, and we emerged somewhat baffled that the proceedings had ended so suddenly without explanation after 4 hours of what seemed to us, Bedlam..
We have just taken posession of our newly purchased groundfloor appartamento and it has a fantastic electric canopy which extends over the kitchen patio doors and continues over the window of the room next door. I had not appreciated the cost our vendor must have paid for it. I have one question though - it is attached to the underside of the long balcony of our neighbour above. Presumably our vendor had permission from the neighbour to fix it there - what are the legal implications if it causes damage to their balcony? I expect we will be responsible even though it was not us who ordered/carried out the work in the first place.
Well Al, looks like we got off lightly. Fortunately, we got out of the notaio's office just in time to go to the supermarket which shuts at 8pm (we started our appointment at 3.30pm) to buy a bottle to celebrate as soon as we gained entrance to the appartamento. (And yes, we remembered to bring a bottle-opener & plastic glasses from England). Cheers!
Our holiday apartment is in North Tuscany, Lunigiana. We have read reviews of good places to eat in the area, Bagnone, Filetto, Crespiano etc, and have tried some of them. Sometimes there has not been a menu and we have been offered beef/pork/chicken etc, and it has come just like that , grilled or roasted, not as part of a particular dish. I think that's what we are looking for, local dishes. We have tried the chestnut specialities of Lunigiana (quite nice) but again, the same thing is offered every time in every place. We want what mama cooks at home please.
Most of our visits to Italy have been short breaks in many, many locations. We always look forward to the food and do enjoy it. However, after a few days we start to find the menus repetitious. Is it true we need to find good local restaurants and then give them notice of our next visit so a more elaborate meal can be prepared? I read this tip in an Annie Hawes book. The trouble has been that we have not been around in any area long enough to do this. It will all change soon, as we are coming to Italy on Friday to sign the Rogito and, hopefully, get the keys to our new apartment. We will still be holidaying in Italy, but our location will be more fixed from now on. Looking forward to trying good local menus.
Just went to pick up cup of tea at work and heard BBC newsflash that G8 delegates are getting nervous because of the number of tremors. They have helicopters standing by to airlift visitors out!
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Once our contract was signed by all parties, the vendor was out of the door with his witness and the agent, the translator hung back because nobody had told us this was the time to pay her the cash sum, and the notaio told us as he departed ahead of us, we could stay all night in his office if we wanted to (joke?). We were left to find our own way down the stairs to the street, and we emerged somewhat baffled that the proceedings had ended so suddenly without explanation after 4 hours of what seemed to us, Bedlam..
We have just taken posession of our newly purchased groundfloor appartamento and it has a fantastic electric canopy which extends over the kitchen patio doors and continues over the window of the room next door. I had not appreciated the cost our vendor must have paid for it. I have one question though - it is attached to the underside of the long balcony of our neighbour above. Presumably our vendor had permission from the neighbour to fix it there - what are the legal implications if it causes damage to their balcony? I expect we will be responsible even though it was not us who ordered/carried out the work in the first place.
Well Al, looks like we got off lightly. Fortunately, we got out of the notaio's office just in time to go to the supermarket which shuts at 8pm (we started our appointment at 3.30pm) to buy a bottle to celebrate as soon as we gained entrance to the appartamento. (And yes, we remembered to bring a bottle-opener & plastic glasses from England). Cheers!
Russ - thank you for the offer. I will have to contact you at a later date as I am off to Italy tomorrow!
Our holiday apartment is in North Tuscany, Lunigiana. We have read reviews of good places to eat in the area, Bagnone, Filetto, Crespiano etc, and have tried some of them. Sometimes there has not been a menu and we have been offered beef/pork/chicken etc, and it has come just like that , grilled or roasted, not as part of a particular dish. I think that's what we are looking for, local dishes. We have tried the chestnut specialities of Lunigiana (quite nice) but again, the same thing is offered every time in every place. We want what mama cooks at home please.
Most of our visits to Italy have been short breaks in many, many locations. We always look forward to the food and do enjoy it. However, after a few days we start to find the menus repetitious. Is it true we need to find good local restaurants and then give them notice of our next visit so a more elaborate meal can be prepared? I read this tip in an Annie Hawes book. The trouble has been that we have not been around in any area long enough to do this. It will all change soon, as we are coming to Italy on Friday to sign the Rogito and, hopefully, get the keys to our new apartment. We will still be holidaying in Italy, but our location will be more fixed from now on. Looking forward to trying good local menus.
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Just went to pick up cup of tea at work and heard BBC newsflash that G8 delegates are getting nervous because of the number of tremors. They have helicopters standing by to airlift visitors out!