We moved into our house in the Val di Vara in November. We signed a contract with Vodafone for 'ADSL tutto flat' which is for local & international calls and Broadband. It is now Feb 5 th and they have still not connected us!
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We are setting off in our Hymer next week to start our retirement in Italy.
Wed, 10/05/2011 - 04:35
Can anyone give me a ball park figure for installing a 4 x 8 metre salt water pool please. Moving to Liguria in November and would love a pool but we don't know if we can afford it as we haven't a clue of costs.
Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:47
We will shortly be paying for our house in Italy and we are trying to find thet bank fwithe thebest euro exhange rate. We have looked at 'World First' but would be grateful if anyone has any other suggestions.
Mon, 08/01/2011 - 06:49
We have just agreed on the purchase of a house, but we did not go through an estate agency. Does anyone have any experience of the buying process please? The vendors are being very helpful as they have sold and bought in Italy before.
Tue, 07/26/2011 - 12:39
Hi has anybody out there had any dealings with 'March Homes Direct'? If so, what are your thoughts on them?
Fri, 04/08/2011 - 13:19
I've just been looking at some property for sale on line and I have found the same property on sale with 3 different estate agencies, one asking €395,000, another €345,000 and third €299,000! That's one heck of a difference! Is this common?
Sat, 04/24/2010 - 13:33
Does anyone out there live in the area between Comano, Fivizzano, Bagnone and Licciana Nardi? It's one of the areas we hope to look at. The property seems to be reasonably priced and the scenery looks beautiful.
Tue, 04/13/2010 - 08:17
Have had lots of people advising us to rent before buying, which is a gsensible idea but we had thought of buying a camper van so that we have the freedom to travel around to look at properties and save on rent. Any thoughts?
Mon, 04/12/2010 - 18:25
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I think I need a criteria list!!
You drive a hard bargain! It must be good there!
I have been to Lucca on several occasions and love it there. However we did also go up the Garfagnana, and although it is very beautiful we found the valley quite claustrophobic. I think we are going to have a look around Lunigiana and Versilia (my choice) before heading down towards Bolsena.
We're looking basically at Tuscany, but the cheaper areas! Ee are open to ideas. The only problem is, that I feel that if we give ourselves to many options we will never find anything. Italy is such a beautiful country that just about all the regions have their merits.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I think we have got to keep our search a bit narrow or we will never find anything! We are looking at Tuscany because I still have lots of family in the region, in Livorno. Not that I want to live there but would like to be within striking distance. Also, one of our main criteria is to be within each reach of an airport as we hope that our children, grandchildren and friends will come to visit.
Great idea!
I have been to the area around Ancona but not ventured any further. Maybe we should give it a try!
That's handy to know about M&S. It's one of the few things I'll miss!
Thanks for that. I think if you want something enough, you should be prepared to change your way of life. I can't wait for the simpler life myself. Getting out of teaching this summer will be a great start. \then just got to wait for my husband to retire next year and then start looking for a place in Italy!
I know what you mean. there will always be some people who have bad experiences and try to put you off. The thing is. We want to retire to Italy. If it doesn't work out then we will have to sell up and come back to UK or rent the property and rent somewhere back in UK. If we don't do it we will always wonder 'what if?'