My husband and I are planning to move to Italy in March 2010 for one year. Looking for accommodation, noticed in some web sites the opportunity to House Sit. Does anyone have experience of doing this? Thanks

Hi I am also planning a get away to Italy for 1 year . In October 2010.
Maybe we can help eachother out. Where are you from ?
I found this great website for houses. Search Apartments for rent, houses, sublets. Apartment rentals, houses for rent, sublets and rooms for rent classifieds.

Hi Mariatrux,

Thank you for your reply, we are both from Scotland. Thanks for the web link.

Cheers

Pat

I am from Canada

Hi Mariatruz.
I have friends in Toronto though I'm British - what part of Canada are you from and where do you hope to live in Italy?

Hello, I am from Montreal, not very far from Toronto. Honestly I would like to stay in Rome. Right now I'm just trying to find a home anywhere in Italy. Rome would be Ideal. I could hopefully make friends and find a job there. DO you think it's easy to find a job in ROme?

Mariatruz,
It is not easy to find a job a job anywhere in Italy. It hasn't been for some time.

A lot of Italians can't even find work, and the law is that if an Italian can do the job then an employer cannot give it to a 'foreigner'. What little work on offer is usually short term, non contract work. Times are pretty hard on the job front and the pay here is among the lowest in Europe - it's no good telling you any different - you're looking to take a big step. Just make sure you research it as much as you can before you do!

You may be able to find work that is 'cash in hand' (not registered), but that means you would get no health care, protection or workers rights AND if you were caught you could be deported!

some sites that may interest you . HomeExchange.com? and Glo-Con Services both offer places to rent, exchange in any country

we also have the same dream but we want to build a house or find one
i am trying to get info. as for a job i will make my own (if they let me)

Christiano

Sounds terribile. Just came back from Italy. That idea of the il crisis economico is heard molto. Then I found this below.

Italy is hardly noticing the financial crisis - Feb. 18, 2009 Feb 18, 2009 ... Europe may be reeling from the worst recession in living memory, but in Italy you can barely tell.
money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/news/.../italy...reut/index.htm - Cached - Similar