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Mafia Fear

4 years ago
Hi everyone
Me and my partner are working on a two year plan to relocate to Italy.

The areas we are looking at are Puglia, Tuscany, Umbria, and Le Marche.

We are looking to buy land and looking to build a prefab passivhaus.

We’ve been researching companies in Italy and it’s promising. Just wondering a few questions..

1. How much do expats worry about the Mafia? I’m half Italian Malaysian and my partner is British. Has anyone been targeted for self building? Is protection money something someone has had to experience?

2. Has anyone purchased land to build a home from scratch? Top tips? Even better if you’ve don’t a prefab home..

3. I speak fluent Italian but worried my partner will be isolated. She is trying to learn bit by bit but wondering if anyone has any tips or experiences they’d like to share.

Thank you for any advice and hope you’re safe during these mad times!

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