I have a small flat in a village near Trasimeno and a house in a tiny village near Spoleto. The former isn't much of a problem but the latter is [U]very[/U] old and, as the house is locked up all winter we have problems with damp. Also this year we seem to have mice. We would like to know if there is a property management business in our area who could do simple checks and organise minor repairs if necessary, certainly for the house if not the flat. We have friends and neighbours but it isn't right to ask them to do this on a regular basis. We have (had last year at least) a cleaner and a lovely chap comes to do the garden but only on request.
This is a problem of long standing - the service is common in the UK and US but not, it seems in deepest Umbria. Thanks for any help.
Yours is a more interesting problem than it might seem at first glance.Yes,you are right these kinds of services are common in the uk and the USA,where there are a large number of second home owners,high mobility,people often away etc however as Umbria like many areas of this country does not have this (ie.people tend to stay where they live,do not go away frequently,have extended families etc)Now there are numerous people from abroad owning and even renting out properties in these parts and realize they need property management services etc.I cannot imagine that in Umbria these services are not being offered.In the Marche there are already people making a living doing this or aspiring to.You are probably better off searching locally rather than looking to find a solution from this forum.I was told of a man who is now being charged Euro 20,00 per hour for a cleaner here for his holiday rental house .In my opinion you would be better off looking for a professional company service rather than "occasional" cleaners/helpers who may be here today but not tomorrow..Try local yellow pages,italian/umbrian web sites,local journals,things in the Perugia area etc and i'm sure you'll come up with something.-good luck.
Yours is a more interesting problem than it might seem at first glance.Yes,you are right these kinds of services are common in the uk and the USA,where there are a large number of second home owners,high mobility,people often away etc however as Umbria like many areas of this country does not have this (ie.people tend to stay where they live,do not go away frequently,have extended families etc)Now there are numerous people from abroad owning and even renting out properties in these parts and realize they need property management services etc.I cannot imagine that in Umbria these services are not being offered.In the Marche there are already people making a living doing this or aspiring to.You are probably better off searching locally rather than looking to find a solution from this forum.I was told of a man who is now being charged Euro 20,00 per hour for a cleaner here for his holiday rental house .In my opinion you would be better off looking for a professional company service rather than "occasional" cleaners/helpers who may be here today but not tomorrow..Try local yellow pages,italian/umbrian web sites,local journals,things in the Perugia area etc and i'm sure you'll come up with something.-good luck.