I think the groups now exist [at least - when I go to the 'make a new post' section, there they are, in the "Audience" section] Â Hope someone uses them soon - after all the time its taken
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Anyone used the Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry service? I'm hoping to drive down to the holiday home later this year, and was thinking of using the service.
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 04:45
By chance I went on the old Forum yesterday - found that someone had PM'ed me from that forum only a few days ago.  I hadn't got any notification of a PM, but obviously the old Forum PM system still works  It might be worth doing the odd visit
Sat, 05/15/2010 - 12:15
Hopefully they may start flights to the North soon ?
Mon, 04/19/2010 - 12:40
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 04:33
what else can one say?
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 05:00
I can't beleive that its 17+ hours since the last post - or has my PC taken over and hidden everything?
Thu, 11/12/2009 - 11:24
 Hopefully this will kill Blair's ambitions off.
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:05
There is an interesting article in today's G2 section of the Guardian newspaper by a woman who moved to Italy, founded a successful business, and has now moved back to the UK [but still has the business] because she missed LondonÂ
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 04:55
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" we ....... would be doing quite a lot ourselves as I am an electrician and Mel is a joiner. ..."What little I know about the ½ûÂþÌìÌà system - you could have problems doing it yourself. I know of 1 UK electrician that managed to get his qualifications/experience 'accepted' by ½ûÂþÌìÌà Authorities - it took years - speak to your Comune about what they will accept from a non-italian registered 'expert'
"Is there a direct debit system that can be used to pay regular bills such as electric and water etc?"Yes - I pay Gas, Water and Electric bills by direct debit from my ½ûÂþÌìÌà Bank account - probably the only reason I have an ½ûÂþÌìÌà bank account at all.The ones I cannot pay by DD are the IMU/TASI bill which i used to calculate using an on-line Calculator, http://www.amministrazionicomunali.it/imu/calcolo_imu.php ,   but for the last couple of years the Comune have sent the bill [F24 Form] to my English address. I then sign the F24 Form and scan and email it to my bank for them to pay.Hope this helps
Idon't have contact details for ENEL - but I experienced something similar when the Water people turned up to disconnect my holiday home [for non-payment of a 12 Euro bill 5 years ago]I was 'saved' by local ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs. One stopped them from cutting me off, by explaining I was not resident at the place, and could they wait for a few days whilst I was contacted - luckily the water people agreedHe then contacted a close friend of mine, as he himself spoke no English. My english speaking friend contacted me and the water people and sorted everything out - all I had to do was get my ½ûÂþÌìÌà Bank to pay the outstanding bill. It took about 2 weeks to fully sort out.There was no way I could have done it without an ½ûÂþÌìÌà friend to do it for me [the main thing is that he, as an ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, knows how to work the system]SO - can you get a local person, who you trust, to mediate for you? [daft thing was - when they finally read the water meter - I was 120 Euros in credit]
Obviously, your background, [in strictly legal terms], is Austrian - not ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ.However, your ethnicity is ½ûÂþÌìÌà - so why bother telling anyone differently?If you do decide to 'come out' as an Austrian, this may helphttps://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Traditional+Austrian+Clothing+Men&view=detailv2&id=920434AA032FB3F48F63F1CAF977BF9FA019A612&selectedindex=3&ccid=yNVnuB%2F3&simid=607990284500797392&thid=OIP.Mc8d567b81ff7d12685cfc432ff3ed271H0&mode=overlay&first=1
".....I couldn't help being struck by the feeling that the purpose you intended them to serve when you wrote them was about making yourself feel exclusive as one privileged to have a car in Italy...."I wish - I'm non-resident, so no carYou might consider buying one in France or Germany - no problems there
Sorry you thought my comments were poisonous - I thought I was being realistic...These may helphttp://www.understandingitaly.com/living-content/motoring.html/community/post/buying-car-non-residentshttps://www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Articles/Travel-Leisure/Buying-a-carhttp://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate-italy-car-purchasehttp://www.langhe.property/article-buying-a-car-in-piedmont-italy.html Note what they all say about 'Residency' Good Luck
If you are not 'Resident' in Italy, don't bother trying to buy a car - you won't be able to register it, [or insure it]. Its one of the many quirks of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà system that even owning a property in Italy won't make buying a car possible - you have to be Resident[In theory, this ½ûÂþÌìÌà practice is illegal under EU rules, but since when have ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs followed them - unless it suits them to]
Work out the total Value - divide by 2, and sell 1 or 2 houses and do a cash balance - she then hold at least 1 house [possibly 2], and you have some cash I don't think you can force her to sell
Why not give her first choice of Property to own outright - you have second choice, [which you sell] and you share the income from the third.
"So my question is, if i were to buy a kitchen and bathroom here in the uk,and transport it here to do myself, are the plumbing fixings compatable with ½ûÂþÌìÌà plumbing componants." Why not buy the kitchen and bathroom in Italy [cheaper than UK] and fit it yourself?