The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
Nov 10th 2019, 11:40 pm
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Re: The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
That's just about par for the course. 
Re licensing for strimmers; I said training and/or licensing - the reason for this was apparent this year when (in my area at least) strimming with a blade was banned due to fire risk...... but you can still buy blades. AFAIK, one-handed chainsaws require a certificate as they are considered "professional" tools.
As I said, you can ignore rules and regulations and you might get away with it....... until you don't.
Re licensing for strimmers; I said training and/or licensing - the reason for this was apparent this year when (in my area at least) strimming with a blade was banned due to fire risk...... but you can still buy blades. AFAIK, one-handed chainsaws require a certificate as they are considered "professional" tools.
As I said, you can ignore rules and regulations and you might get away with it....... until you don't.
Nov 11th 2019, 9:10 am
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Re: The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
I think the use of metal blades is linked to the level of fire risk, so it could change rapidly. You can buy a metal blade any time, but may not be able to strim with it until the risk is reduced. Like mobile barbecues, if you were daft enough to want your burnt food in the woods now, in the rain, no problem, but in July....
I bought a lovely 3-blade metal blade for my strimmer this year. It works much more smoothly, and catches the ground much less, than the normal 2-blade kind, as log as your strimmer is sufficiently powerful. When I bought it, from a Stihl specialist shop, I was told not to use it between I think it was 1100 and 1700 because of fire risk. This might have been a regulatory issue.
Edit. Here is the Fire Risk Regulations Summary.
Nothing in them about restricted hours of use in maximum risk days - just prohibited. It is updated daily.
I bought a lovely 3-blade metal blade for my strimmer this year. It works much more smoothly, and catches the ground much less, than the normal 2-blade kind, as log as your strimmer is sufficiently powerful. When I bought it, from a Stihl specialist shop, I was told not to use it between I think it was 1100 and 1700 because of fire risk. This might have been a regulatory issue.
Edit. Here is the Fire Risk Regulations Summary.
Nothing in them about restricted hours of use in maximum risk days - just prohibited. It is updated daily.
Last edited by Diddion; Nov 11th 2019 at 9:21 am.
Nov 14th 2019, 1:39 pm
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Re: The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
Guys some great help so far cheers ... We are also looking at a systerna or a bio pool at the house/farm is classed as agricultural. I am going to look at the one at Mickki's camp site.
I also have an idea for a drive by the side of the house that would be on my agricultural rustico land next to the road. I want build a curved wall out front and gates set back to the garden and across the road also to my fields yes my rustico land straddles the road ... using local removed stone out of the neighbours fields dumped at the side of the road Piles of it and concrete. my fields are well clear of rocks ....so far lol. Nuts and fruit trees mostly and a great irrigation system. Alway had an Idea of Bee keeping perhaps.
Lets talk cars .... and motorbikes as I have lots ... I want ot bring my Motorcycles out I have a 30 year old UK reg Harley 1340cc flxt screaming eagle and a BMW K1200LT I gather the matriculate a bike is not expensive ?
+ classic cars I have a 55 plate Smart Brabus Coupe sports car and a 09 Merc CLK convertible as I and for now not going to take residency and when I do I want to bring over my BMW i3 electric car I am under the impression they love electric cars ? and little or no tax ? but not sure if it will be and personal import or not. Not bothered about the wheel on the other side. Whats your view s experiences and disaster/ successes. U am also looking at a Portuguese reg old Volvo V70 estate car to use here.
I also have an idea for a drive by the side of the house that would be on my agricultural rustico land next to the road. I want build a curved wall out front and gates set back to the garden and across the road also to my fields yes my rustico land straddles the road ... using local removed stone out of the neighbours fields dumped at the side of the road Piles of it and concrete. my fields are well clear of rocks ....so far lol. Nuts and fruit trees mostly and a great irrigation system. Alway had an Idea of Bee keeping perhaps.
Lets talk cars .... and motorbikes as I have lots ... I want ot bring my Motorcycles out I have a 30 year old UK reg Harley 1340cc flxt screaming eagle and a BMW K1200LT I gather the matriculate a bike is not expensive ?
+ classic cars I have a 55 plate Smart Brabus Coupe sports car and a 09 Merc CLK convertible as I and for now not going to take residency and when I do I want to bring over my BMW i3 electric car I am under the impression they love electric cars ? and little or no tax ? but not sure if it will be and personal import or not. Not bothered about the wheel on the other side. Whats your view s experiences and disaster/ successes. U am also looking at a Portuguese reg old Volvo V70 estate car to use here.
Nov 14th 2019, 7:05 pm
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Re: The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
I would not want to drive a classic car on the Portuguese roads!
Nov 14th 2019, 7:53 pm
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Re: The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
I have an older Mercedes CLK; I love driving it on Portuguese roads. The twistier the better.
I just don't like putting fuel in it at Portuguese petrol prices...
I just don't like putting fuel in it at Portuguese petrol prices...
Nov 14th 2019, 9:10 pm
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Re: The List is long! New/old 1973 farm House
Although you can manage the residency rules by managing your situation, for any situation you cannot choose whether or not you are resident - the decision as to whether you are or are not a resident of any country (or countries) depends solely on the regulations of each. It appears to me that, should you own a property in Portugal on 31 December, with the intention of living there permanently, you will be classed as a resident from the date of your arrival until that 31 December, onwards. For NHR purposes you first year effectively has already run its course. This has implications for the timescale within which you can import a vehicle, duty free, and the narrow window for the application (up,to March in the year following your first year of residency, whether or not it is a full or part year.)
And if NHR is likely to be valuable to you, you will probably also need to ensure that you are not inadvertently a resident of another country. For example, for the UK, owning a UK property in which you can spend time can lead to your being treated as UK resident for tax purposes.....there are other factors, too which can generate the same result. PM me if you would like to talk it through.
And if NHR is likely to be valuable to you, you will probably also need to ensure that you are not inadvertently a resident of another country. For example, for the UK, owning a UK property in which you can spend time can lead to your being treated as UK resident for tax purposes.....there are other factors, too which can generate the same result. PM me if you would like to talk it through.
Nov 15th 2019, 9:40 am
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