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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As a very rough guide, 4 to 5 litres based upon a 50kg yield of olives from a largish tree.
As an aside, Michele Ferrero (head of the Ferrero family who own nutella, Ferrero Rocher, kinder eggs etc.) is Italy's richest person. (Not Silvio).
Monte dei Paschi is probably considered as Italy's premier bank. A cheque drawn on an account with them will almost certainly be taken as cash.
As I understand, Ryanair's business model is based upon a rapid turnaround of their aircraft. Landing charges are almost secondary despite what may published in the press. If an airport cannot deliver a fast changeover then this will throw out their schedule. I believe this was the reason they pulled Calabria and why Pisa may be a problem.
You will need a very large dish. 2.5m plus and even then its not guaranteed that you will receive a strong enough signal. Plus a dish of that size can easily be knocked out by high winds. You could consider changing to Sky Italia. You receive around 20 channels broadcast in English, sky news, bbc prime etc but not BBC123, ITV123etc. SKY UK broadcasts on Astra while SKY Italia is on the hotbird satellite.
myabruzzohome gives very good advice about sandblasting bricks. Your operator has to be very skilled otherwise you run the risk of permanently damaging your bricks. As a guide expect to pay something around €15- €20 per m2 for gouging out of old material (to depth of about 6mm) and repointing.
Sorry, should read...the pound has fallen by almost 40%.
Italian tax rates are higher than the UK.Current rates:€0-15000 23%€15001-28000 27%€28001-55000 38%€55001-75000 41%€75001 and over 43%Regional and municipal taxes can add a further 2% to these bands and and an employees contribution to social security is around 10% (equivalent of NI).But, since the introduction of the euro, the pound has fallen by almost 30%. If you think only in terms of sterling then Italy has become much more expensive on a day to day basis but for anyone owning property and earning a living in Italy its not obvious that in purely financial terms they have done worse throughout this period compared to someone working and living in the UK.
"The main clientele in the Italian market are middle-class British families, well-heeled Americans, Germans and Scandinavians"I don't think so.
I think the problem could be that to properly seal cotta tiles it really takes an industrial polisher. No matter how much elbow grease you use, its not going to be enough. Certainly not to cope with oil stains. Fila products are very good (maybe the best) but to give a surface that will last and be durable for a couple of years you really have to use a machine. Its not cheap to employ a professional cleaner, but in the long run it could be the best solution. (Or replace your tiles for a "glazed" product).