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Any chance of buying an 'old banger' and driving?

Try the 8.55 or 10.55 trains from Genoa to Paris via Nice Then Eurostar [who are running extra Trains] to London This site  European Train Timetables  will enable you to sort out routing options  [but probably won't have the extra Eurostars].  Look at  Eurostar  

Calculating ICI

Get a couple of quotes, from your architect and a geometra, for filling the form in and submitting it

[I posted this on Patz 'bill' thread - but it may assist you also]   According to the Finance Ministry website  The ICI must be paid in two installments:

1. first, to be paid by June 16, is equal to 50% of tax due for the year and is calculated at the rate and deductions the previous year;
2. the second installment to be paid in settlement between 1 and December 16, is determined by the application of rates and deductions deliberated for the current year, then subtracting the amount paid on account.

The website has a fair amount about ICI – [its in Italian, but my Google bar translated it for me], and although it may not help on how to pay, it could help with the calculations and the [relatively small] charges for late payment  [I paid late last year – cost me about 6 Euros extra] The website is   here

According to the Finance Ministry website  The ICI must be paid in two installments:

1. first, to be paid by June 16, is equal to 50% of tax due for the year and is calculated at the rate and deductions the previous year;
2. the second installment to be paid in settlement between 1 and December 16, is determined by the application of rates and deductions deliberated for the current year, then subtracting the amount paid on account.

The website has a fair amount about ICI – [its in Italian, but my Google bar translated it for me], and although it may not help on how to pay, it could help with the calculations and the [relatively small] charges for late payment  [I paid late last year – cost me about 6 Euros extra] The website is   here

"I've just got a red bill from the comune for ICI 2008 which is for over €1000 and includes interest owed even though this is the first time they have sent the bill." My Commune never sends a bill out to me - I have to look at their website for the rate, calculate the ICI and pay it by the 'due date'  [bit of a bummer with a holiday home that isn't visited that much - off there in May to hopefully pay it]

http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/calabria/loggerhead-turtles-hatch-calabria

found this;- http://www.italymag.co.uk/forums/general-chat-about-italy/11397-how-do-you-say-italian.html Hope it helps

Some people say you should always use a solicitor. My Italian friends say you would be mad to use one I didn't use one  [but lots of Brits do - they feel safer doing so] I don't regret it