Italy Answers
I wonder if anyone can tell me exactly what the rules are regarding cost sharing for a new roof. I have a top floor flat, there is one under me (… read more
ferginitaly posted on 2010/04/22 07:13
Hi, Me and my husband moved to Sardinia last year, he is from Sassari and I am from the north of England, we have a 3 month old baby boy who born in… read more
SARDOCHAR posted on 2010/05/12 16:27
I was wondering if anyone has managed to buy traditional cast iron radiators new at a reasonable price in Italy or have them delivered here, again at… read more
SARDOCHAR posted on 2010/05/04 18:23
Hello everyone. I am trying to buy a property in Piemonte but there appears to be new rules for non Italian speakers. Apparently you now need an… read more
mahoney posted on 2010/05/10 17:06
Can anyone advise where we might be able to get new glass for a stufa locally - obv needs fireproof glass but don't know of any glaziers in this area… read more
Amaretto posted on 2010/05/08 16:35
Does anyone out there live in the area between Comano, Fivizzano, Bagnone and Licciana Nardi? It's one of the areas we hope to look at. The property… read more
Ritaruth posted on 2010/04/13 08:17
Hi. My name is Sorino, I was recently relocated from Napoli to Detroit - USA and I’m looking for a long distance phone company to call my relatives… read more
Sorino posted on 2010/05/10 11:31
We have a very large, old, protected oak tree in our garden. This year for the first time (or at least first time noticed) it is dropping what… read more
karenr posted on 2010/05/09 04:55
Dear all, I have finally got it together to join! I live in London but have a house in Abruzzo which is nearly finished, it has taken about 4 years… read more
charlesstuart posted on 2009/11/25 20:54
We would like to open a joint account in Italy, but don't know of any good, reliable banks. Our main criteria are: low monthly/quarterly charges,… read more
Millsonka posted on 2010/05/08 08:40
We're retiring to the Ionian Coast in Calabria and would like to hear from anyone who has already done the same, or is about to take the huge leap… read more
donna de amusa posted on 2010/05/09 20:11
we received an email from this group the other day asking for help in recognisng the problem of abandoned animals here...and instituting a campaign… read more
adriatica posted on 2009/07/17 06:45
Hi everyone I keep getting big bills for my utilities, I know they estimate but I am using 110 kilowats since connection and the companies are… read more
hiller posted on 2010/04/15 18:32
We tried last week to open an online savings account with ING (Italy) to take advantage of their mighty 2% savings rate guaranteed for a whole twelve… read more
simonandjo posted on 2010/05/05 12:19
Hello,We are finally coming to Italy, just have to find the right property we are looking for a city apartment and will come over for a few days in… read more
Dawn posted on 2010/04/27 11:38
Hi All. PiacereThis is our first time although we have been viewing your inputs for a long time now. We wish to offer any knowledge we have gained… read more
dougal posted on 2010/04/18 08:59
Hi Everybody, We had a wonderful 3 weeks at our little Casa in Calabria. For the first week we relaxed and enjoyed being in Italy. The next 2 weeks… read more
cilla10 posted on 2010/05/04 17:36
As we are currently only able to visit our house around four times a year we have instigated direct debit for our electricity (which is obviously… read more
Lindsay Horner posted on 2009/11/10 06:26
Patz posted on 2010/04/13 18:12
Hi I have just had my 5th Italian lesson...and boy was it hard work!! I wish I could wake up one morning and be fluent in Italian! My teacher is a… read more
cilla10 posted on 2010/03/10 16:04
Patz posted on 2010/05/05 06:59
I know that it is possible to buy property in Italy through a foreign company but does anybody have advice on this? Do you pay the same taxes when… read more
CW posted on 2010/05/05 09:50
