I usually drive to Italy with my old style UK paper drivers licence with no photo. Back in early 2020 this was also good to show for car hire. Have the rules changed since Brexit? is an old style UK paper licence still valid for car hire? The
Just in case it might help anyone not already aware. My comune is discounting the costs of IMU by 37.5% for second home owners resident abroad who are in receipt of a recognized pension as proof of retired status.
Any recommendations on an Italian bank? I have used MPS for years and they are fine and I can manage stuff online but they seem expensive, I assume to pay for an extensive branch network.
There isn't a recipe as such. Try YouTube but it is all in the cut and quality of the meat. Allow 900-1000 grammes for a single piece to share between two. Cook as a single piece with just some olive oil on a hot barbecue sealing round the edges and keep it rare to medium rare. Season AFTER cooking to avoid drawing out the juices. Serve with just lemon and patatine and/or fagioli. As always Italian food tastes better in Italy just as a pie and a pint tastes better in the UK.
Modicasa is correct and i speak from family experience.
These things can just get left and then become more complicated over time. I'm not sure but given that you don't have any direct heirs so called 'eredi necessarie' then I think you can write a simple will just stating who you want to be your heir for the property. It might not be as robust as one via a notary but it works as a back stop otherwise I suspect your share goes to your sisters and then their children so it becomes ever more complicated to gather people together and get an agreement.
It depends on where you are going in Italy. I travel to the Tuscan coast and use two routes with only 15 miles difference.
The 'summer' route is motorway Calais-Reims then N routes via the Gran San Bernard pass so Swiss vignette. Some French tolls at the start and the rest of the route is pretty fast and direct. Into Italy via Aosta.
The 'winter' route when the Gran San Bernard pass is closed is Calais-Belgium-Luxemberg-France-Germany-Switzerland so via the St Gottard and Como into Italy. It is cheapest and fast but a bit dull as just motorway and fast roads. The only tolls are the Swiss vignette and Italian m/way.
I've also tried Maurice's route last month but on the return trip learnt to go via Le Bonhomme pass to avoid the tunnel tolls as that route wasn't fast.
Agree with Alan H on the tag costs. No premium other than paying a fixed month charge for when using the tag out of the country of origin so pay extra in France if use an Italian origin tag.
I keep meaning to get my own tag but I just use my Italian debit card and tap and go. Nearly as fast as a tag but it helps to have a passenger in a right hand drive car.
Ask any neighbours for word of mouth recommendation or else just search for Giardinaggio Servizio to get a couple of quotes. I try and use local for better accountability. Others might have better ideas.
In order of size. Aosta, underrated, lots of places to eat, Roman ruins. Etroubles big village, pretty, quite touristy. Saint Rémy tiny, I think it just has one place to stay and eat but easy access to mountain walks.
There are IMU discounts if retired. Not sure if just restricted to Italian citizens who have second home and who live abroad. My commune also discounts the cost of rubbish tax for second homes as not using the service all the year. Worth asking the question perhaps starting with the commune website.
Worth a try. Hopefully they explained the reason for non-entitlement. We're in prov Livorno who are mixed in responding to messages, being either very helpful or not replying, so I rely on a reluctant relative to do the admin/calculation so I do not feel as familiar with it all as I would like. We often pass near Bagni going to Lucca, Barga, etc lovely part of the world and we considered buying in Bagni (scenery, facilities, transport connections) before my wife told me that I wanted a place on the coast.
The below is taken from 'comunebagnidilucca.com/home/servizi/servizi contabili/articolo'
Para 1 is a copy extract and refers to 2021 and talks of a 2021 reduction to IMU for Italian pensions resident abroad so only 50% due.
Para 2 is a link further down the same page for IMU 2022 and has an increased 62.5% reduction but this time does not specify that it applies only to Italian pensioners living abroad.
Worth checking out. Good luck.
Regards
1. Aggiornamento Annualita 2021
Sempre in tema di agevolazioni, scompare quella per una sola unità immobiliare posseduta dai cittadini italiani non residenti nel territorio dello Stato e iscritti all’ Anagrafe degli italiani residenti all’estero (AIRE), già pensionati nei rispettivi Paesi di residenza.
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Riduzione IMU per i pensionati residenti all’estero (art. 1, comma 743, della Legge 234/2021- Legge di Bilancio 2022). Limitatamente all'anno 2022 è ridotta al 37,5% l'IMU relativa ad una sola unità immobiliare ad uso abitativo, non locata o non data in comodato d'uso, posseduta in Italia a titolo di proprietà o usufrutto da soggetti non residenti nel territorio dello Stato che siano titolari di pensione maturata in regime di convenzione internazionale con l'Italia, residenti in uno Stato di assicurazione diverso dall'Italia. Ciò significa che mentre nel 2021 per tali soggetti la riduzione d’imposta era pari al 50%, nel 2022 essa sale al 62,5%
If you want I will look at your comune site if you just tell me the name of the comune, and reply via this forum. Note that a comune might cover several villages so the comune might not be just a single place. But don't give me any personal details at all. However your agent should be able to answer.
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There isn't a recipe as such. Try YouTube but it is all in the cut and quality of the meat. Allow 900-1000 grammes for a single piece to share between two. Cook as a single piece with just some olive oil on a hot barbecue sealing round the edges and keep it rare to medium rare. Season AFTER cooking to avoid drawing out the juices. Serve with just lemon and patatine and/or fagioli. As always Italian food tastes better in Italy just as a pie and a pint tastes better in the UK.
try www.comune.milano.it/aree-tematiche/anagrafe then the link cittadinanza italiana
Modicasa is correct and i speak from family experience.
These things can just get left and then become more complicated over time. I'm not sure but given that you don't have any direct heirs so called 'eredi necessarie' then I think you can write a simple will just stating who you want to be your heir for the property. It might not be as robust as one via a notary but it works as a back stop otherwise I suspect your share goes to your sisters and then their children so it becomes ever more complicated to gather people together and get an agreement.
It depends on where you are going in Italy. I travel to the Tuscan coast and use two routes with only 15 miles difference.
The 'summer' route is motorway Calais-Reims then N routes via the Gran San Bernard pass so Swiss vignette. Some French tolls at the start and the rest of the route is pretty fast and direct. Into Italy via Aosta.
The 'winter' route when the Gran San Bernard pass is closed is Calais-Belgium-Luxemberg-France-Germany-Switzerland so via the St Gottard and Como into Italy. It is cheapest and fast but a bit dull as just motorway and fast roads. The only tolls are the Swiss vignette and Italian m/way.
I've also tried Maurice's route last month but on the return trip learnt to go via Le Bonhomme pass to avoid the tunnel tolls as that route wasn't fast.
Agree with Alan H on the tag costs. No premium other than paying a fixed month charge for when using the tag out of the country of origin so pay extra in France if use an Italian origin tag.
I keep meaning to get my own tag but I just use my Italian debit card and tap and go. Nearly as fast as a tag but it helps to have a passenger in a right hand drive car.
Ask any neighbours for word of mouth recommendation or else just search for Giardinaggio Servizio to get a couple of quotes. I try and use local for better accountability. Others might have better ideas.
In order of size. Aosta, underrated, lots of places to eat, Roman ruins. Etroubles big village, pretty, quite touristy. Saint Rémy tiny, I think it just has one place to stay and eat but easy access to mountain walks.
There are IMU discounts if retired. Not sure if just restricted to Italian citizens who have second home and who live abroad. My commune also discounts the cost of rubbish tax for second homes as not using the service all the year. Worth asking the question perhaps starting with the commune website.
Babs
Worth a try. Hopefully they explained the reason for non-entitlement. We're in prov Livorno who are mixed in responding to messages, being either very helpful or not replying, so I rely on a reluctant relative to do the admin/calculation so I do not feel as familiar with it all as I would like. We often pass near Bagni going to Lucca, Barga, etc lovely part of the world and we considered buying in Bagni (scenery, facilities, transport connections) before my wife told me that I wanted a place on the coast.
The below is taken from 'comunebagnidilucca.com/home/servizi/servizi contabili/articolo'
Para 1 is a copy extract and refers to 2021 and talks of a 2021 reduction to IMU for Italian pensions resident abroad so only 50% due.
Para 2 is a link further down the same page for IMU 2022 and has an increased 62.5% reduction but this time does not specify that it applies only to Italian pensioners living abroad.
Worth checking out. Good luck.
Regards
1. Aggiornamento Annualita 2021
Sempre in tema di agevolazioni, scompare quella per una sola unità immobiliare posseduta dai cittadini italiani non residenti nel territorio dello Stato e iscritti all’ Anagrafe degli italiani residenti all’estero (AIRE), già pensionati nei rispettivi Paesi di residenza.
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Babs
If you want I will look at your comune site if you just tell me the name of the comune, and reply via this forum. Note that a comune might cover several villages so the comune might not be just a single place. But don't give me any personal details at all. However your agent should be able to answer.