Hi everybody.

I am looking for any advice on what it is like to live in Italy or Portugal at the moment. Initially I had hoped to speak to Pepsi as he is in Portugal, but he appears to have disappeared!

Anyway if anybody wants to chime in with what they know, I would appreciate it.

I am looking for advice on moving from UK to Portugal or Italy, specifically on:

1. Cost of living regarding annual property taxes, eg. like our council tax etc..tax paid when buying a home.
2. Costs regarding health insurance or state health insurance mandatory payments.
3. Cost of registering as self employed etc.
4. How hard it is to import your bike from UK, get the MOT equivalent etc..costs of insurance.
5. Any other stuff you might like to tell me about!

Language is not a problem for me as I love learning new languages and can speak a little Italian.

All advice is welcome, except telling me to stay put in UK!

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idler