Archive for April, 2009
Italian earthquake: Prosecutors ponder murder charges
Posted in Abruzzo andNews from Italy19th April, 2009
To help victims of the Italian earthquake, you can donate via the British Red Cross (phone 0845 054 7201) or their Italian equivalent (in Italian) Murder charges may be brought against constructors responsible for badly constructed buildings that c...
Hundreds die in Italy quake
Posted in Abruzzo andNews from Italy7th April, 2009
As of the time of writing 0730GMT, April 7), at least 179 people are known to have lost their lives in Italy’s deadly earthquake. Another 1,500 have been left injured and at least 17,000 homeless. Some 34 remain unaccounted for. The quake struck jus...
Italy’s rental market surges
Posted in Property5th April, 2009
With the slowdown in property sales, Italy has consequently seen an increase in the volume of rental transactions. Economic researchers Nomisma have taken a detailed look at the current state of play regarding Italian houses, offices, shops, commerc...