Newsletter for February

Brief news on the furniture showroom

The furniture showroom has exceeded all expectations, we feel that we can not be beaten on price or style, and to add to the growing expansion of our presence in the area, we are also ready for wholesale and export. With the opening of another warehouse and showroom this month, we are totally geared up for the busy season!

We are still offering our clients and customers a “first class service” same day delivery and now with a choice of 2 starter packs for newcomers . Please look at:

Visit Ora for you new furniture! And don't forget we can also design and build your kitchen for you!

We will be away for staff meetings 19th Feb/ 11th March

But we will still take calls and emails, we find that regular meetings gives us all the opportunity to discuss new projects, and how we can further help “newcomers” settle in (if that's possible) after so many years, I do not feel we can improve any more on perfection.

We have noticed an increase in the amount of new agents coming to the region over the last year, and we have also noticed the mistakes they make as well! At some stage soon we will not be able to continue giving advice and correcting other agents errors, although we will try, but this will be a matter left to our staff to decide on

Please see our check list below for your new acquisition

1. Please make sure your passport is up to date (not less than 3 months remaining)

2. Your driving license is valid and not about to expire!

3. You have opened a bank account in Italy!

4. You have your codice fiscale

With these in check, it should be plain sailing, we would have done our checks on your future property, plans, development, title deeds etc.

Late news

We have a new development of apartments being constructed, they are 2 and 3 bed roomed, for more information and prices please contact info@pritaly.com and take a look at : http://www.pritaly.com/property.php?ref=00128

Getting ready for viewing trips

Now that the festive season is over and thoughts return to making a viewing trip to Ostuni, we feel we need to remind people that we do need to have a weeks notice prior to your arrival (two would be nice) although we will try to fit late comers and people let down by other agents as much as we can.

Our teams in Ostuni are gearing themselves for a busy spring, and with so much going on, building, selling, completions etc, we have employed 2 more part time staff, this we hope will be beneficial to our full time teams.

We endeavor never to let anyone down!

Financial News From The U.K.

Shares in Northern Rock plunged to a new low of 52p this morning as hints that the nationalisation of the stricken bank was imminent sent investors fleeing.

The Prime Minister said in an interview yesterday evening that the Government was considering taking the bank into public ownership for a limited period.

At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of shareholders yesterday, Northern Rock's chairman Bryan Sanderson continued to insist that there was a good chance of a deal with a private sector buyer.

The bank is also considering the possibility of remaining independent.

I hope none of you are investors or share holders

Some extracts from the Telegraph

Last year, 207,000 British citizens - one every three minutes - left the country while 510,000 foreigners arrived to stay for a year or more.

The British made up more than half of the 400,000 moving abroad - yet only 14 per cent of immigrants were UK nationals coming home.

The figures do not include hundreds of thousands of east Europeans who have come to work in Britain in the past two years.

The ONS said that overall last year there were 591,000 immigrants to the UK and 400,000 emigrants, both the highest figures ever recorded.

Well, with figures like that! I cant argue , it is what we have always known, we are being over taxed and fed up of the lack of privacy, which makes Italy look good. In comparison Italy offers a cheaper standard of living and realistic property prices, both young and retired are leaving.

As your all aware, we now also cover the Bari area of Puglia. And we are pleased to say, the response has been very good, we have teamed with a professional property office in Bari to make sure that viewings and sales are to our high standards, and we are confident we have picked the right team to work with us.

We can give the same building and development expertise in this area as we can in Brindisi

Late news

We have a new development of apartments being constructed, they are 2 and 3 bed roomed, for more information and prices please contact info@pritaly.com