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Forum: Italy
Mar 23rd 2024, 2:32 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By brian12

Re: selling holiday home to fellow Brits.

Thanks Modi,I've put her in contact with a lawyer in our village who also speaks good English.Our transaction was a lot easier being done in GBP and all they wanted was a screenshot of the transfer.6...
Forum: Italy
Mar 22nd 2024, 5:59 am
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By brian12

Re: selling holiday home to fellow Brits.

Hi,big thanks to Modicasa.Sold our house yesterday.Just 2 hrs in notary 200 euro cost to me for energy cert and 3000 euro to our friends for notary,taxes and translator.Another question a Brit lady a...
Forum: Italy
Sep 19th 2023, 9:15 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By brian12

Re: selling holiday home to fellow Brits.

Thanks I've sent yu a pm.
Forum: Italy
Sep 18th 2023, 7:01 pm
Forum: Italy
Sep 18th 2023, 6:15 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By brian12

Re: selling holiday home to fellow Brits.

Cheers mate,that's the guy I was hoping for. I must add we are hoping for a GBP transaction.
Forum: Italy
Sep 18th 2023, 10:38 am
Replies: 9
Views: 886
Posted By brian12

selling holiday home to fellow Brits.

Hi all,after 16 years of having a holiday home here and turning 70 last year,it's time to call it a day.Friends of ours who stay in a relos apartment periodically want to buy our freehold house.We...
Forum: Italy
Feb 25th 2022, 10:47 am
Replies: 7
Views: 968
Posted By brian12

Re: La Transumanza

I was just quoting the UK.GOV info from yesterday.If this new info is correct,fantastic.I was about to order the LFT.Cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Feb 25th 2022, 6:19 am
Replies: 7
Views: 968
Posted By brian12

Re: La Transumanza

Italy still requires a LFT within 24 hrs and a PLF.We are taking an online test with us for 10 quid.Post a photo of the test next to your passport and a cert is emailed within a couple of hours.Did...
Forum: Italy
Feb 21st 2022, 8:17 am
Replies: 7
Views: 968
Posted By brian12

Re: La Transumanza

Hi,we're doing the same on the 5th march via Chiasso.LFT and PLF required at the moment.We did the same route last Sept and armed with PLF and LFT results we were ignored by the border bloke who was...
Forum: Italy
Nov 27th 2021, 12:09 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,710
Posted By brian12

Re: Import tax on items purchased from UK.

Chadwell St Mary,I thought of Chadwell Heath at first then saw Tilbury under your avatar.We're in Hornchurch.Loads of different food stalls now at Romford market.I remember when it was a livestock...
Forum: Italy
Nov 26th 2021, 10:25 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,710
Posted By brian12

Re: Import tax on items purchased from UK.

It also depends where you go.We live in the Romford area,more working class.A charity shop in posher parts is like comparing Harrods to Primark with prices.
Forum: Italy
Nov 26th 2021, 10:12 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,710
Posted By brian12

Re: Import tax on items purchased from UK.

LOL,our daughter paid 25 quid for Ant Middleton's latest book a couple of years ago.A week later I bought one for 1 quid,she was gutted.
Forum: Italy
Nov 26th 2021, 7:20 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,710
Posted By brian12

Re: Import tax on items purchased from UK.

Sometimes you can't beat the British High st.Reading glasses a quid in Poundland and 2nd hand books 50p in charity shops.
Forum: Italy
Nov 22nd 2021, 10:22 am
Replies: 12
Views: 859
Posted By brian12

Re: Online grocery Shopping Piemonte .

During lockdown,the Ipercoop was manic with lines stretching to the car park.We went between 12 and 2 and it was empty,lol.Even plod was absent on the roadblocks.
Forum: Italy
Nov 3rd 2021, 5:59 am
Replies: 3
Views: 718
Posted By brian12

Re: British Builders

Yeah but Bob's changed his name to Roberto.
Forum: Italy
Nov 2nd 2021, 8:36 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,039
Posted By brian12

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

LOL,I was gonna say try some L&P in the baked bean experiment.Trial and error.
Forum: Italy
Nov 1st 2021, 3:52 pm
Replies: 1,429
Views: 260,039
Posted By brian12

Re: The Comfort Zone. Favourite food, drinks, where to buy, and recipes.

Coop round our way sell Heinz but they are expensive.
Forum: Italy
Oct 27th 2021, 10:45 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,234
Posted By brian12

Re: Oxo cubes and branston pickle

Most cruiselines have the same policy at the moment.Going around in your own bubble with 50 others,lol.
Forum: Italy
Oct 27th 2021, 10:42 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,234
Posted By brian12

Re: Oxo cubes and branston pickle

MSC have had bad reviews on a cruise forum I belong to.Personally I think Princess take some beating.We were due to sail Grandiosa this month funny enough but cancelled as it was from Barcelona and...
Forum: Italy
Oct 26th 2021, 3:29 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,234
Posted By brian12

Re: Oxo cubes and branston pickle

Hi,just being nosy.What cruiseline were you on.We cruise quite a lot.Cheers,Brian.
Forum: Italy
Sep 22nd 2021, 1:52 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,634
Posted By brian12

Re: COVID testing to enter Italy

If you're driving book a test in Calais 25euro each and gives you 2 whole days to get to Italy.When we got to Chiasso we weren't even stopped anyway.I just looked up pharmacies on Sante fr...
Forum: Italy
Sep 22nd 2021, 1:46 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 460
Posted By brian12

Re: Border at Chiasso

We drove thru on the 10th Sept.Long queues,thought it was checks at the border.The 1 border bloke stood there playing with his phone ignoring everyone,turns out it was big roadworks in Como.Gothard...
Forum: France
Sep 15th 2021, 5:42 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 548
Posted By brian12

Re: covid test

Care to elaborate.All I will say is I thought France was more strict but at our hotel in Colmar self service breakfast buffet was allowed.Not the case in Italy and covid jab certs were required in...
Forum: France
Sep 15th 2021, 10:12 am
Replies: 10
Views: 548
Posted By brian12

Re: covid test

After hanging around in Calais till 11am we finally got our certs.Arrived at Swiss Italian border to a massive queue.I thought hello they're checking everything,when we got to the post the sole...
Forum: France
Sep 8th 2021, 5:20 am
Replies: 10
Views: 548
Posted By brian12

Re: covid test

Update,phoned a random pharmacy in Calais on the Sante,fr website.Made an appointment for Friday morning and she spoke better English than me,lol.Thanks guys.
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