Hi. Just moved to Italy and signed up for a loyalty card at the local Ali (carta fedelta). I’ve successfully registered on the web site and have my card. Can anyone explain how the system works please?
We are doing some building work on a house near Ostellato, Ferrara and need to find a local builders merchant who can deliver bricks, sand and timber. Does anyone know of such a place? Also what is the Italian translation for builders merchant?
I understand that snow chains or snow tyres are a requirement in some parts of Northern Italy. We will be driving a van from the UK down to Ferrara on 13th November and returning around 16th December. Does anyone know if we will need snow chains?
We have just bought a house in Emilia Romagna which has Apple TV. Can anyone advise how we can view UK TV channels such as BBC or ITV. We have Amazon Prime and Virgin subscriptions back in the U.K. Many thanks.
The commune requires him to sign the application for planning permission to say he is doing the plumbling work on the project. The project involves adding a kitchen sink to a small cottage in the grounds of the main house- so not part of the main building. The electrian is also required to sign but fortrunately our electrician is happy to do so- its just finding the plumber who will sign that is holding things up now. Thanks.
We recently bought a house in Emilia Romagna dealing direct with the owners- no agent involved. It was fairly smooth although transferring the utilities to our name seems to be a challenge!
We recently bought a house as a second home in a very small village in Northern Italy. We are just learning Italian but have become friends with a number of local people - mostly through our need for trades people, shopkeepers and restaurant owners. We seem a bit of a novelty as there are not other Brits in the area. Although we’ve only owned the house for a few months and even though it’s the winter we have had a steady flower of visitors from the UK. Our daughter loves the place too and us brilliant bring a group of girlfriends our in the summer. I would suggest you need to ensure there is enough to do in the local area- we wanted to be close to a town and the beach both of which are 20 minutes away. Maybe look at a few other areas as you do seem to have doubts. Good luck.
We are from the UK and recently opened an Italian bank account. You need your Code Fiscale and found that it wasn’t possible to open one on line. So we made an appointment at a large branch of a bank in a city (hoping that there would be someone who spoke English). The process took several hours and we nearly had to give up because we didn’t have an Italian phone number, but somehow we succeeded in the end.
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Brand new so yes will take receipts. Thank you for the offer but we already have a house Italy.
Many thanks Ugo. We will try these people. Much appreciated.Shelagh
Thanks Ugo. Unfortunately although the electrician is able to sign for the electric work he has not been able to find a plumber to sign.
The commune requires him to sign the application for planning permission to say he is doing the plumbling work on the project. The project involves adding a kitchen sink to a small cottage in the grounds of the main house- so not part of the main building. The electrian is also required to sign but fortrunately our electrician is happy to do so- its just finding the plumber who will sign that is holding things up now. Thanks.
Near Ostellato, province of Ferrara.
Thank you Teolo18 for taking the time to reply. Very useful and much appreciated! I’m looking forward to seeking out the deals.
We recently bought a house in Emilia Romagna dealing direct with the owners- no agent involved. It was fairly smooth although transferring the utilities to our name seems to be a challenge!
We recently bought a house as a second home in a very small village in Northern Italy. We are just learning Italian but have become friends with a number of local people - mostly through our need for trades people, shopkeepers and restaurant owners. We seem a bit of a novelty as there are not other Brits in the area. Although we’ve only owned the house for a few months and even though it’s the winter we have had a steady flower of visitors from the UK. Our daughter loves the place too and us brilliant bring a group of girlfriends our in the summer. I would suggest you need to ensure there is enough to do in the local area- we wanted to be close to a town and the beach both of which are 20 minutes away. Maybe look at a few other areas as you do seem to have doubts. Good luck.
I should mention that we used Intesa Sanpaolo and have been very impressed.
We are from the UK and recently opened an Italian bank account. You need your Code Fiscale and found that it wasn’t possible to open one on line. So we made an appointment at a large branch of a bank in a city (hoping that there would be someone who spoke English). The process took several hours and we nearly had to give up because we didn’t have an Italian phone number, but somehow we succeeded in the end.