Hi i wondered if anyone knew if we can change

 depends on where you are in your project...if its a project... if you have a commitecd plan in place drawn up by your present useless one you will maybe have signed a paper.. maybe unknowingly with a percentage of the project...between 10-13 % of the total costs of the project as his fee...even without signing anything it would be very arguable under Italian law that he/she would be entitled to their fee without doing very much at all... basically if you have that bit sorted a geometra from anywhere can mange /design your project... however if  your present geometra is very close to your comune...not in a physical sense but wiyth the planning department... and he gets upset then dont be looking for any favours when you put in any applications via new geometra... in fact if you upset someone close to the comune... basically give up....  so the answer at least from me is that you need to be politically aware of what you do ...and manage the changeover very diplomatically and it will all work out fine.. diplomacy means paying off the old geoemtra with good grace and many explanations as to the fact that they were wonderful but you just feel happier with an englidsh speaking one.... 

 if you have a project already going through the comune with the useless geometra this will have to be signed off ... and done again...if you change your geometra... the person that has to sign it off and do the final accounting is your first geometra...its rare that this doesnt cost.... and make sure if you choose this that you do not pay the final account until you have the release papers from the comune regarding your present geometra..