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Expat right to vote - A legal challenge will be lodged in the High Court tomorrow against the exclusion of expats voting in the EU referendum, the lead litigant in the case is the English 94 year old war veteran Harry Shindler who lives in Porto D

Tue, 03/15/2016 - 10:52

EU in/out Referendum. Many British citizens living in Europe will not have a right to vote - they are disenfranchised as have been living outside the UK for 15 years or more.

Tue, 02/23/2016 - 06:00

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Mon, 11/30/2015 - 16:50

Hello Rachel, as to the charges you should be able to obtain a full search against the property "visura ipotecaria". The custode should also give you the perizia by a court appointed architect which will describe every aspect of the property. All charges are then cancelled when you win, the cost of cancellation is covered by your payment of the sale price. You need to add imposte di registro tax too, this will be 9% if not resident or 2% if resident, calculated on the valore catastale! 

Mon, 11/30/2015 - 07:58

You mention a solicitor dealing with the sale, do you mean the custode giudiziaria who is in effect the seller on behalf of the bank who has repossessed the property? Because you might also find yourself dealing with solicitors (avvocati) or Agents who are offering to represent you personally at the auction and try to offer the winning bid. Sometimes they ask for money up front which is not correct. You should only pay 10% of the base price by bankers draft in a sealed envelope with your starting bid, and this is returned if you do not win.Dont expect to just walk away if there is any contesting of the sale, nothing is that simple, make sure before you even bid that you know everything possible there is to know about the property and all the charges registered against it! Get plenty of experts on board with you, including an opinion from a geometra on the court's expert report and a valuation of what the real market value would be so you don't overbid. 

Sat, 10/24/2015 - 23:42

I am a practising English Solicitor based in Rome, if you contact me I can try to find an Avvocato in your area that speaks English, what area of law do you need assistance with?Charlotte Oliver, Oliver & Partners  3332937921/0636712404