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Hi, due to lack of sufficient funds we are considering selling off the lower floor of a newly built but unfinished 6 bed villa built to the latest… read more
david and maria posted on 2011/08/12 18:54
0 answers | Last answered by david and maria 13 years 2 months ago
I wonder if anyone has experience of getting BBC 1 (and preferably other BBC channels as well) in Le Marche? I have been advised that we can do this… read more
Allegretto posted on 2011/08/02 00:17
12 answers | Last answered by elliven 13 years 2 months ago
We own a Villa in outside providence of Arezzo near the towns of Bibbiena & Rassina and looking for professional to manage our property for… read more
Italyis4me posted on 2011/08/07 04:35
5 answers | Last answered by Italyis4me 13 years 2 months ago
I have seen that Travelex is offering to send sums of up to £2,500 direct to an Italian bank account for a fee of 99p. Their exchange rate appears… read more
Emanuele posted on 2011/07/29 17:54
1 answers | Last answered by Emanuele 13 years 2 months ago
So now being in possession of our permanent residency, apart from health care issues (and the rather nice baseball hat from the Sindico) what other… read more
Angie and Robert posted on 2011/08/04 09:20
5 answers | Last answered by Penny 13 years 3 months ago
We will shortly be paying for our house in Italy and we are trying to find thet bank fwithe thebest euro exhange rate. We have looked at 'World First… read more
Ritaruth posted on 2011/08/01 06:49
2 answers | Last answered by simonandjo 13 years 3 months ago
I'm looking for large pvc patio folding doors about 3000 wide and 2200 high. Does anyone know of any companies that would either ship to Italy from… read more
ALIDANDREA posted on 2011/08/03 03:18
5 answers | Last answered by Gala Placidia 13 years 3 months ago
I have a key stuck in my outside door lock. The key will turn left and right but never far enough either way to actually engage the lock. The door… read more
natalia posted on 2011/07/30 05:59
7 answers | Last answered by Gala Placidia 13 years 3 months ago
Hi,We're selling our house which is in a village about 5km from Bagni di Lucca. It's been lovingly restored, and has exposed beams, cotto floors,… read more
masca posted on 2011/07/28 15:26
14 answers | Last answered by masca 13 years 3 months ago
I've had this problem Try a new key, a very light, light touch. Maybe get someone else to have a go. My friend got it open whereas I had tried… read more
FromNowOn posted on 2011/07/30 15:21
2 answers | Last answered by FromNowOn 13 years 3 months ago
We are just about to replace our central heating boiler (oil fired) as currently the old one does not comply with current regulations including the… read more
Lindsay Horner posted on 2011/07/29 05:19
5 answers | Last answered by Angie and Robert 13 years 3 months ago
Ciao e tutti, The other day, on the phone, I was casting about for a good translation of "flat-out", as in driving, running etc. I ended up with the… read more
chrisnotton posted on 2011/07/14 20:29
6 answers | Last answered by latoca 13 years 3 months ago
I have just got back from my latest trip to Italy, and thought some of you might be interested to hear about a Swiss hotel that we stayed in on the… read more
alan h posted on 2011/07/25 05:21
3 answers | Last answered by Capo Boi 13 years 3 months ago
ciao a tutti,I am planning on heading back to visit family in the US for a bit and would like to cook them a great Italian meal. While I've often… read more
natalia posted on 2011/07/25 06:28
6 answers | Last answered by Gala Placidia 13 years 3 months ago
Last week I went to check on our house outside falerone: Ok House is stretching it a bit, lets say "part restored farmhouse". I was a lttle scared… read more
TheItalianLife posted on 2011/05/19 16:48
14 answers | Last answered by elliven 13 years 3 months ago
Last year we encountered a problem with Telecom Italia. We had been paying our landline/Alice bill by bank direct debit. Once the problem (no… read more
Roddyb posted on 2011/07/23 06:26
2 answers | Last answered by Roddyb 13 years 3 months ago
Hello everyone I have two young students planning the big adventure to Italy later this month (!) and I'm sure there are lots of you out there… read more
Pacentro08 posted on 2010/01/05 10:48
25 answers | Last answered by rogger 13 years 3 months ago
Found this report:ANSA) - Rome, July 15 - One Italian household in five isliving in poverty, Istat said Friday.For large families in the poorer south… read more
Flip posted on 2011/07/19 10:38
3 answers | Last answered by Dylano 13 years 3 months ago
I am off to Italy on sunday and this is my first visit since being diagnosed as anaphylactic,Could someone translate the following please so in the… read more
neil298 posted on 2011/07/14 08:56
12 answers | Last answered by elliven 13 years 3 months ago
We appear to be in need of a new architect!
We thought we had this all sorted and have had a couple of very constructive meetings (the last being in… read more
brancusi posted on 2011/07/11 09:07
9 answers | Last answered by Fillide 13 years 3 months ago
Apologies, no idea what just happened. Does anyone know the content of the austerity budget? Or is able to point me to a summary. I know that… read more
Cassini posted on 2011/07/17 19:52
1 answers | Last answered by Fillide 13 years 3 months ago
I've not posted for a long time although regularly read posts. I just wondered if anyone could advise me on the best way to help my italian neighbour… read more
alma posted on 2011/07/04 05:28
15 answers | Last answered by Casa Monal 13 years 3 months ago
Can be found here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/italian-style?INTCMP=BACSPRMPU3918Anotnio Berardi - who he?? - no idea, but like his description of… read more
Annec posted on 2011/07/05 09:25
4 answers | Last answered by Raggio 13 years 3 months ago