I have an Australian Client for whom I refurbished their house on Lake Como, now they are living in Italy for over 12 months, and in their Pension years.
Hello all, I am writing asking the forum for help on behalf of an Australian client for whom we are refurbishing her house in Italy. The Australian lady bought the house to refurbish wanting to take up Italian citizenship.
Hi all I have a very basic question on using this forum: How do I send a Personal Message to someone?It would seem if I hit "reply" and send what would appear to be a message which only to recipient would see, is instead visible by the whole foru
Hi All, I have just read Alan h's comment. I would like to avoid descending into "kids playground slanging match".But I must say that as an Architect I obviously find Alan's comment about not trusting architects very offensive, unqualified and imbalanced.Peace and Love.
Hi Stefan,I am just seeing your conversation now. I am Irish and live with my Italian wife in Milan. We are both architects and some years ago we renovated a very old house for ourselves in a place called Calamandrana - very close to Nizza Monferrato. We go there often and really like the area – famous for its wine and food.I can also confirm that Modicasa and Alan h have been feeding you good information.The key document is the cadaster or catasto in Italian. It is a Land Register of the property showing the extent, value, and ownership of the property for taxation, (introduced many centuries ago in the 1400’s). This document comprises of written information and also annotated plans, and is crucial to the buying and selling process, probably your estate agent has sent you the catasto plans already. Anyway once a room is described as habitable in this register, it officially is habitable for all purposes.By the way, Italy is full of ancient buildings used as hotel and guest accommodation that have rooms with less than 2.7 head room. As mentioned by your estate agent the 1967 regulation was introduced to guarantee minimum spatial, natural ventilation and daylighting standards for health and hygiene reasons for new constructions.The roof has probably been identified as an element to refurbish sooner rather than later, because if the roof is old there is more of a risk that the entire house and its contents are at risk of rain damage, whereas if the roof is sound the whole house is safe. When one refurbishes a roof it is best done over an empty house, as there is a risk that in the days or weeks that the roof is temporarily removed storm damage can occur – but as Alan H points out it is also possible to re-roof an inhabited house, but it is hardily convenient.When you refurbish the stable and warehouse you need to request a Planning change of use from Stable / Warehouse to Habitable accommodation – you need to demonstrate the minimum height and that the window sizes permit the required natural ventilation and daylighting. There may be “Oneri di Urbanizzazone ” charges to pay to the Local Authority, which are Planning and Infrastructure costs.Anyway if you are in the area of Nizza Monferrato soon let us know and we could possibly meet up. We will be there over the New Year period. All the best Conor
Hello J Vallarino,I would love to know if there is an english speaking community in or around Varenna or anywhere on Lake Como. Do you know of othere english speakers near you?Best regards,
Hello J Vallarino,I have just joined the site, and I noticed your message from almost a year ago.I am sure that you managed things more or less OK.I am a British Architect, based in Milan, but I am often up and around Lake Como for work. Let me know how you got on.Well done for choosing Varenna, I really like it too.
I DO NOT THINK THAT GARETH IS INTERESTED IN BEING AN ACCOUNTANT, SO IF YIU ASK HIM IF HE KNOWS ONE NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE HE WILL BE HAPPY TO SERACH HIS CONTACT LIST AND POSSIBLY GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS FOR ONE.
Hello I live in Milan and can recommend and Scottish commercialista called Colin Jamieson in Milan (colin@jamieson.it) or an English financial expert in Rome called Gareth Horsfall (gareth.horsfall@spectrum-ifa.com). Please pass on my regards to either if you contact them. regards,Conor MulvennaMilan
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Hello Alan, Ah I see, you are an Engineer, I now understand where you are coming from. ;-) All the best and happy Christmas to All,Conor
Hi All, I have just read Alan h's comment. I would like to avoid descending into "kids playground slanging match".But I must say that as an Architect I obviously find Alan's comment about not trusting architects very offensive, unqualified and imbalanced.Peace and Love.
Hi Stefan,I am just seeing your conversation now. I am Irish and live with my Italian wife in Milan. We are both architects and some years ago we renovated a very old house for ourselves in a place called Calamandrana - very close to Nizza Monferrato. We go there often and really like the area – famous for its wine and food.I can also confirm that Modicasa and Alan h have been feeding you good information.The key document is the cadaster or catasto in Italian. It is a Land Register of the property showing the extent, value, and ownership of the property for taxation, (introduced many centuries ago in the 1400’s). This document comprises of written information and also annotated plans, and is crucial to the buying and selling process, probably your estate agent has sent you the catasto plans already. Anyway once a room is described as habitable in this register, it officially is habitable for all purposes.By the way, Italy is full of ancient buildings used as hotel and guest accommodation that have rooms with less than 2.7 head room. As mentioned by your estate agent the 1967 regulation was introduced to guarantee minimum spatial, natural ventilation and daylighting standards for health and hygiene reasons for new constructions.The roof has probably been identified as an element to refurbish sooner rather than later, because if the roof is old there is more of a risk that the entire house and its contents are at risk of rain damage, whereas if the roof is sound the whole house is safe. When one refurbishes a roof it is best done over an empty house, as there is a risk that in the days or weeks that the roof is temporarily removed storm damage can occur – but as Alan H points out it is also possible to re-roof an inhabited house, but it is hardily convenient.When you refurbish the stable and warehouse you need to request a Planning change of use from Stable / Warehouse to Habitable accommodation – you need to demonstrate the minimum height and that the window sizes permit the required natural ventilation and daylighting. There may be “Oneri di Urbanizzazone ” charges to pay to the Local Authority, which are Planning and Infrastructure costs.Anyway if you are in the area of Nizza Monferrato soon let us know and we could possibly meet up. We will be there over the New Year period. All the best Conor
Hello J Vallarino,I would love to know if there is an english speaking community in or around Varenna or anywhere on Lake Como. Do you know of othere english speakers near you?Best regards,
Hello J Vallarino,I have just joined the site, and I noticed your message from almost a year ago.I am sure that you managed things more or less OK.I am a British Architect, based in Milan, but I am often up and around Lake Como for work. Let me know how you got on.Well done for choosing Varenna, I really like it too.
I DO NOT THINK THAT GARETH IS INTERESTED IN BEING AN ACCOUNTANT, SO IF YIU ASK HIM IF HE KNOWS ONE NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE HE WILL BE HAPPY TO SERACH HIS CONTACT LIST AND POSSIBLY GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS FOR ONE.
Hello I live in Milan and can recommend and Scottish commercialista called Colin Jamieson in Milan (colin@jamieson.it) or an English financial expert in Rome called Gareth Horsfall (gareth.horsfall@spectrum-ifa.com). Please pass on my regards to either if you contact them. regards,Conor MulvennaMilan