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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pilchard, I agree with you. Luckily, Darol and Cave put most people to sleep. 'This is nothing to do with Italy, but........yawn, yawn, yawn. And by the way, has anyone got a recipe for a conger eel because I've been told that you must use an immobillazziare....
Sorry, Fillide, I don't really understand what you are saying. If you would like to converse in English, Swiss, French or German thats fine by me. Sorry, missed Italian as well....
Apologies, French language skills required here ,but maybe similar as most words are pronounced 'a la Italia.' Two cats, one English, named, one, two three; the second a French cat named un, deux, trois, decide to have a swimming race across the channel. Simple question, which cat won? Wait for it.... Wait for it... The English cat won... Why? Because Un, Deux, Trois, Quatre, Cinq. (Un, Deux, Trois, Cat, Sank).
Yes Darol & Cave, I'm a bit worried.....
Its an interesting business idea. In Spain, "house maintenance" is (was) quite a developed business. Owners sign up on a set scale. Visits, once a week, fortnightly, once a month. A digital photo with a time stamp is then sent via e-mail to the owner proving that the property has been visited. Minor repairs are covered to an agreed sum and the owner has peace of mind that their property is being looked after. Think the going rates were around €400 per year for a weekly service going done to €100 per year for a monthly visit.
Hello shas.
Bit worried about some of the advice being given elsewhere.
Cilla, Have a go at past Italian GSCE papers. You may be surprised by how much you have advanced. Link is: http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/ital_assess.php And, toggle down to past papers.
bunterboy, where is the 8 year payback coming from? I don't see it on your site link. I can see production capacity for each region but not much more. I realise that there are tax breaks (but I would guess, many people on here don't come under the Italalian tax regime). How do you justify an 8 year payback period?
Maybe we throw this debate open, but I'm on sebastiano's side. This is the pure economics as I know it. To install a potential production of just under 3kw from solar, costs around €15,000 (Correct me if I'm wrong.) In Sardinia (where 300 days of sun is expected for the year, local producers advertise that 3kw of panels will generate an annual output of 4,000 Kw. (Their figures not mine). At say €0.23 per kw from Enel, the cost saving is €920 per year. (4000 * €0.23). So with an initial outlay of €15,000 the payback time is just over 16 years. (€15,000/920). Tax breaks can bring this situation down, but you must be in a position to take advantage of them. Obviosly if Enel prices change, so does the maths....