9953 Cost of having someone look after your home...?
Here's a cost of living question:-
Approximately how much should we expect to pay a local Italian neighbour to pop round to our house once a week to give it a clean and maybe water the garden? 100 euros a month? too much, too little? any thoughts?
I do this for property owners in puglia. You need to find someone who is trust worthy and reliable. Depending on what you want, depends on the cost.
Usually you shouldn't pay alot for this, if they are just looking around the property once a week, and being a contact point for the vigilanzia, i would charge no more than 60e, to water and a small clean then the 100e is ok too.
if it is a friend then i would just pay them a token jesture. to cover abit of fuel and time. But i warn you some italians will just agree to do it, and later they say they have done it, and haven't. You get my meaning. They change the goal posts after you think you have an agreement.
I have come across alot of people putting trust into their neighbours, only to find out that they have abused this trust.
Hi there
I do this for property owners in puglia. You need to find someone who is trust worthy and reliable. Depending on what you want, depends on the cost.
Usually you shouldn't pay alot for this, if they are just looking around the property once a week, and being a contact point for the vigilanzia, i would charge no more than 60e, to water and a small clean then the 100e is ok too.
if it is a friend then i would just pay them a token jesture. to cover abit of fuel and time. But i warn you some italians will just agree to do it, and later they say they have done it, and haven't. You get my meaning. They change the goal posts after you think you have an agreement.
I have come across alot of people putting trust into their neighbours, only to find out that they have abused this trust.
Hope this helps
Gill