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OurExperience

WhywemovedfromIrelandtoItaly

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WhenTomandIembarkeduponourdre

amofowningalittlepieceofItaly,wealways

hadthevisionoflivinginthesun.Wea

lwaysknewthatoncewehaddecidedon

whereto

gotherewouldbenoturningback.

CalabriainsouthernItaly,thetipofthe

boot,offeredusanamalgamationof

opportunitieswhichweembracedwithop

enarmsandwelcomedasournewhome.

Itsnot

hardtoseethepotentialofCalabria;itis

abouttheonlyplaceinEuropethatseem

stonot

havebeenaffectedbytheworldwiderece

ssion.

WeembarkeduponasearchfortheperfectItalianidyllandcontactedExp

erience

Internationalwhoofferedagoodselectio

nofpropertiesinCalabria.Oursalesconsultant

wasexcellent;hegaveusaverygoodand

informativeinsighttoCalabria.Welik

edthe

factthathekeptcontactwithus,evenaf

terwesignedonthedottedline.Hewas

always

thereifweeverneededhimorhadanyq

uestionswewantedanswered!

Afterconsideringourneedsandtheopti

onswepurchasedaonebedapartmentin

theLa

TerrazzadiPizzodevelopmentfor83,5

00inNovember2008andmovedtoCala

bria

permanentlyJune2009.TomandIwan

tedtomakeagoodinvestment;topurch

asean

affordablepropertyinalocationwhichwasdifferentand

unique.Itwasimportantto

beincloseproximitytotheairportyetnottoofar

fromthescenictouristareaslikeTropea

andCapo

Vaticano.

WefeltthatthePizzoregionhadarealI

talian

communityatmosphere;wewanttointe

gratewith

thelocalpopulationandeventuallybec

onsidered

aslocalsmoresothantourists.Webeliev

ethat

Calabriahasyettoreachitsfull

potentialandweknowwewillgeta

goodreturnforourinvestment.

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Calabriaremindedusverymuchofourh

omeland,Ireland,withitsbeautifulgree

nery

andfabulouscoastlines,thenaturalcou

ntryside,theamazingolivegrovesand

wine

vineries.Localpeoplesellingfreshprod

uceatthesideoftheroadisacommono

ccurrence

andthefriendlywelcome,atmosphereandwillingnesstohelpapilgrimonth

eirwayisa

pleasuretoexperience.

Ahomeforeveryseason

Weofcourselovethefourseasonsespecia

llythefabuloussummerwhereyoucan

spontaneouslytakeofftothevariousbe

achesthatsurroundthecoastline.Thelo

ng

summerseasonreachessoaringyetcom

fortabletemperaturesof30degreesplus

butthe

heatnevergetsinthewayofplanninga

neventfuldayofsightseeing.

Thosewantingtorelaxonthemanybea

chesthatstretchalongthegoldencoastlineof

Calabriawillloveit.TheIonianandTehe

ranseasembracethisperfectcoastline,p

rotecting

andenrichingthesoftsandybeachesa

ndthecrystalclear

bluewaters. Itsnothardtounderstand

whyCalabria,isnow

knownasthenewItalianRivera.

InwintertimeonecangototheSilasre

gionoveranhours

driveandski.TheSilasareinthemoun

tainsandoffer

amazingscenicforestrywithevergreen

sandbeautifullakes.

Calabriaisintheprocessofchangewithnewdevelopments

allstrictlyzonedandcontrolled.Thereg

ionisopeningupto

tourism.Itsaplacewhereyoucancome

andstayinahotel,

anapartmentorgo

campinginyourcamper

vanortent.Itsfriendlyandopentoall

naturesand

veryaccommodatingtovisitors.Asweh

avefound,

acarisamustinCalabriatoviewand

totallyexploretheplace.

Oncewehadmovedpermanentlyto

Calabriaearlierthisyearwesawa

gapinthemarketforaquality

propertymanagement

companytohelppeople

lookafterandrent

outtheirhomes,for

Pleasecontactuso

n:

+44(0)2073215858

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manyavitalpartofagoodinvestment

.Ourcompany,CalabrianManagemen

tServices

(www.calabriamanagementservices.com

)isgoingfromstrengthtostrengthan

dweare

enjoyinghelpingbothpropertyowners

andthoselookingforaccommodationi

nCalabria.

TomandIareslowlylearningthelangu

ageandendeavouringtointegrateinto

communityliving.Wearesogladthat

wemadethedecisiontorelocatetocapti

vating

Calabria.

TomandPaul

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TomandPauls

TopTenTipsforBuyinginItaly

1.Theadvicewewouldgivetopeoplewho

intendonpurchasinginItalywouldb

etochoose

anindependentsolicitortohandleyour

purchase.Speakwithafewsolicitorsan

dobtain

pricesandaskwhatexactlyyouareget

tingforyourmoney.

2.Ifpossibletryandengagetheservice

sofanEnglishandItalianspeakingso

licitor.

ChecktheLawSocietyregistertomake

sureeverythingisaboveboardwiththe

solicitor

youdecidetochooseandifpossiblespea

ktopeoplewhohaveusedhis/herservice

sfora

recommendation.

3.Alwaysmakesureyouhaveabank

guaranteetocoveryouforthefulltermofthe

buildofyourapartmentandmakesure

youarecoveredwithafinancialcompen

sationif

thebuildingworksgetdelayed.

4.Ifyouagreeanyextraswiththebuild

eroragent,makesuretheyarewritteni

ntoyour

contractandexactdetailsagreed.

5.Agreethatyourcontractwillbewritt

eninbothlanguages,EnglishandItali

an.

6.Whenyoureceiveyourfinalisedcontract,checktomakes

urethatitissignedinthe

relevantplacesbybothyou,thebuyeran

dalsobythevendor.

7.Findoutthedetailsofthebuilderand

ifpossiblecheckoutpreviousexamples

ofhis/her

work.

8.Tryandvisitthedevelopmentatleas

toncetochecktheprogressofthebuildin

gworks,

orengagetheservicesofaManagemen

tcompanywhowillcheckthebuildproce

sson

yourbehalfandsupplyyouwithregula

rupdatesontheprogress.

9.Makesureyouorganisetocarryout

asnagreportonyourapartmentbefore

youcomplete.

10.Alwaysconfirmthe

situationrelatingtoany

condominiumcharges,

whatthefeesareand

whatdotheycover

youfor.

Pleasecontactuson:

+44(0)2073215858