As we are not in Italy all year round it is not economic that we subscribe to the more expensive Sky monthly package so we have the basic and have purchased a Sky Pass to view football matches - from UK and Champions League etc. Our problem is th
We had problems in the summer with our electric current going off in a storm and then the electric pump to pump water away from the drain outside our semi underground garage did not work so our garage got flooded. This was all in our absence so w
Hi everyoneThose in Italy have the hot weather - us at present in England have the Bank holiday! Does anyone know of a site which gives the proposed timetable for broadband coverage in Italy by comune please? When in Italy we are in northern Laz
I like the new format. Well done to all.Can anyone advise please as to whether ICI have been abolished for A2 category prima casa if the person paying is registered as resident at the anagrafe - or is there just a fixed amount deduction. Thank
As I got no replies to my post last week I did some digging and am posting this in case anyone else needs this information. There is a benefit called Integrazione al trattamento minimo which is paid to make the income (or pension) up to the minimum limit set by the Italian State. The minimum amount is set yearly and it also takes account of the income of a spouse. It seems possible that it is payable to Italian residents from other EU countries who meet certain conditions. I spoke to our local INCA CGIL office here in London (who are always really helpful) and they suggested that the best thing to do is to contact an Italian office of INCA CGIL (preferably the provincial office rather than one of the more local offices), take all the paperwork/documents to them and they would advise and deal with any application.
Sounds good Sabina. No idea, I'm afraid, what they call them in Italy - or if they use this sodium or potassium metabisulphite but I see that if you put Campden tablets into ebay UK there are a lot of sellers and they seem to post to the EU. This is the first one which came up. The Cntrl click does not seem to work but you can copy the link and paste it into your browser. 50 tablets would keep you busy in wine etc brewing for a while! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Youngs-campden-tablets-pack-50-camden-tablets-/180798482996?pt=Home_Brew&hash=item2a186dea34#shId
On another forum about aviation in the North West someone posted that 6 destinations were being dropped from Liverpool - including Milan Bergamo in addition to Rimini and Rome Ciampino. No-one seems to know why but suggestions are that Ryanair may be expanding operations at other airports eg Manchester or just consolidating. Perhaps Easyjet or someone else will take over some of the routes?
Good luck godzillavilla. You must have vision and patience in abundance! Look forward to seeing how the renovation is going and when it is finished it will be wonderful. We bought our house nearly new and that was stressful enough!!
I am no expert but can only go from experience. When we sold our flat in Italy there was no capital gains tax payable in Italy as we had owned it for more than 5 years. However, as we were tax resident in UK then we had to pay UK CGT. Do you mean that you have owned the property for less than 5 years?
Welcome Bella and I hope things work out for you. Good advice, I think, sebastiano. I assume you already know Italy well, Bella? Anyway, we look forward to hearing how your plans are going.
I do enjoy a glass of Aleatico now and then! Gradoli's best "export"! However, I do agree with you about Capodimonte and its beach. Don't know if you have seen photos of the Tuscia region during the snow emergency? I found them on Tusciaweb in the photo galleries - link below. It doesn't seem to like Ctrl + click so you may have to paste it into you browser. http://www.tusciaweb.eu/
As no-one else has posted a reply to you yet, tusciafolly, and as a near neighbour of yours when in Italy, (south side of the beautiful Lago di Bolsena) I thought I would post this but am sorry that it is not very helpful as I am not a "techie"! Yes - I am fairly certain you need a phone line for Sky Fastweb. We do have a phone line and use Telecom Italia which, though pricey after the initial offer period, has been very reliable to date. Our neighbour gets his phone and internet through Vodafone and a dongle and seems quite happy with it but I think he uses the landline which was installed when our houses were built a few years ago. If you look back a page or two you will see a post headed Vodafone and one of the replies from Fillide on 5 Feb is about Vodafone without a landline. Before our village got broadband a year ago some other neighbours were using Eutalia with a "receiver" of some sort on the roof. We did look into this at a shop in Montefiascone but because of cost decided to go for Tiscali dial-up until broadband came. Hope you find a solution.
Filide the photos are almost unbelievable. Thank you for posting this link. The last time I can remember having experienced snow like that was when I was at primary school in the late 1950s in East Anglia. It is good to hear that some of the local Comuni have helped with snowploughing tracks to your houses and generally finding out if you are all right and have food etc and that there is a general sense of community making sure that people are all right. We have heard from friends in Northern Lazio that they too have been snowed in by deep snow and drifts. We have had nowhere near the amount of snow here in NE Herts - a good fall last Saturday night and a further inch or so on Thursday but that is all. However, as in the Midlands, La Dolcevita, and in Italy, the temperatures have been well below freezing. Looks like it is going to warm up a bit here - ie not below freezing, for the next few days at least.
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As I got no replies to my post last week I did some digging and am posting this in case anyone else needs this information. There is a benefit called Integrazione al trattamento minimo which is paid to make the income (or pension) up to the minimum limit set by the Italian State. The minimum amount is set yearly and it also takes account of the income of a spouse. It seems possible that it is payable to Italian residents from other EU countries who meet certain conditions. I spoke to our local INCA CGIL office here in London (who are always really helpful) and they suggested that the best thing to do is to contact an Italian office of INCA CGIL (preferably the provincial office rather than one of the more local offices), take all the paperwork/documents to them and they would advise and deal with any application.
Sounds good Sabina. No idea, I'm afraid, what they call them in Italy - or if they use this sodium or potassium metabisulphite but I see that if you put Campden tablets into ebay UK there are a lot of sellers and they seem to post to the EU. This is the first one which came up. The Cntrl click does not seem to work but you can copy the link and paste it into your browser. 50 tablets would keep you busy in wine etc brewing for a while! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Youngs-campden-tablets-pack-50-camden-tablets-/180798482996?pt=Home_Brew&hash=item2a186dea34#shId
Buona Pasquetta a tutti. A little late but good wishes to all.
On another forum about aviation in the North West someone posted that 6 destinations were being dropped from Liverpool - including Milan Bergamo in addition to Rimini and Rome Ciampino. No-one seems to know why but suggestions are that Ryanair may be expanding operations at other airports eg Manchester or just consolidating. Perhaps Easyjet or someone else will take over some of the routes?
Good luck godzillavilla. You must have vision and patience in abundance! Look forward to seeing how the renovation is going and when it is finished it will be wonderful. We bought our house nearly new and that was stressful enough!!
I am no expert but can only go from experience. When we sold our flat in Italy there was no capital gains tax payable in Italy as we had owned it for more than 5 years. However, as we were tax resident in UK then we had to pay UK CGT. Do you mean that you have owned the property for less than 5 years?
Welcome Bella and I hope things work out for you. Good advice, I think, sebastiano. I assume you already know Italy well, Bella? Anyway, we look forward to hearing how your plans are going.
I do enjoy a glass of Aleatico now and then! Gradoli's best "export"! However, I do agree with you about Capodimonte and its beach. Don't know if you have seen photos of the Tuscia region during the snow emergency? I found them on Tusciaweb in the photo galleries - link below. It doesn't seem to like Ctrl + click so you may have to paste it into you browser. http://www.tusciaweb.eu/
As no-one else has posted a reply to you yet, tusciafolly, and as a near neighbour of yours when in Italy, (south side of the beautiful Lago di Bolsena) I thought I would post this but am sorry that it is not very helpful as I am not a "techie"! Yes - I am fairly certain you need a phone line for Sky Fastweb. We do have a phone line and use Telecom Italia which, though pricey after the initial offer period, has been very reliable to date. Our neighbour gets his phone and internet through Vodafone and a dongle and seems quite happy with it but I think he uses the landline which was installed when our houses were built a few years ago. If you look back a page or two you will see a post headed Vodafone and one of the replies from Fillide on 5 Feb is about Vodafone without a landline. Before our village got broadband a year ago some other neighbours were using Eutalia with a "receiver" of some sort on the roof. We did look into this at a shop in Montefiascone but because of cost decided to go for Tiscali dial-up until broadband came. Hope you find a solution.
Filide the photos are almost unbelievable. Thank you for posting this link. The last time I can remember having experienced snow like that was when I was at primary school in the late 1950s in East Anglia. It is good to hear that some of the local Comuni have helped with snowploughing tracks to your houses and generally finding out if you are all right and have food etc and that there is a general sense of community making sure that people are all right. We have heard from friends in Northern Lazio that they too have been snowed in by deep snow and drifts. We have had nowhere near the amount of snow here in NE Herts - a good fall last Saturday night and a further inch or so on Thursday but that is all. However, as in the Midlands, La Dolcevita, and in Italy, the temperatures have been well below freezing. Looks like it is going to warm up a bit here - ie not below freezing, for the next few days at least.