http://robssatellitetv.webs.com/latestnews.htm Useful site. If what this guy says is true then the the transfer and therefore loss of service will not occur until late August early Sept maybe later if the schedule slips due to other launch delays. It also seems that we may be able receive service po...

Thanks very much Maccasa - i think I have found the tables and yes 1.8m for 150mm is OK . I will go to 1.7m but I think I will add a few piers to be safe..

Many tks

JB

Thank you everyone ( including Pato) for the advice .Interesting that the limit is 2.5 m. The exisitng wall is built using 150mm thick blocks without any piers . Does anyone know if I can go to 1.7 ish without piers?

JB

Why do people feel the need to make silly responses to sensible requests for information.. !!

JB

Does anyone have a contact at the Concelho who could tell me how high I can build up without contravening local buidling regs?
It is only a going to 1.65-75 m but I dont want to build only to have to take it down again.

Tks

JB

Interesting to hear that Widge's electric costs are high as mine have escalated an awful lot this year without that much increase in consumption.Mine runs around Euro 250 per two month period.I think that if you are on a hight potencia then the standing charge is higher but the unit costs remain the...

I have a 20 mtr long low wall which has shrubs above that provide reasonable screening but poor security. I want to build up the wall by another 1 mtr to around 1.6 mtrs in total using 150mm blocks on top of the existing wall. Can I do this without ref to the concelho ? I will obviously have to exte...

Can anyone recommend somewhere for loose stones for covering a driveway please? Looking for 3-4 Cu M of around 25-40 mm size stones.

Thank you

Noticed that my EDP bills are around Euro 200 -240 irrespective of the tim eof year. Only have a pool pump, fridge, alarm running in warmer months but stlll high.
Do others have similar size bills?


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Totally agree with all you say Alf - I would so dearly love to catch them at it. There is I believe a local guy who was hired by house owner up there to patrol around this area at night and was able to pass on some number plate info to the GNR who then caught a bunch of the ^%*$*$**$ 's with incrimi...

They are at again on Monte Servo Two burglaries within the last week during time at which houses were occupied. GNR suspect they are opportunists looking at easy targets when people are careless leaving windows / doors / gates open. GNR advise that these people cruise around during the day looking f...

update -- some advice given indicates that it depends on any bi lateral contrcat in place but others say that there is general legislation that dictates that you pay up to one year salary as a severance...

JB

How then does this affect properties in the so called whitelisted jurisdictions such as Malta , Delaware mentioned by Graham who seems to have a very large IMI bill way outside the capping limitations...>

Any ideas..?

JB

http://www.sovereigngroup.com/portugal/ ... letter.pdf


According to Sovereign Delaware is OK in terms of huge IMI hikes...


JB

Graham,

Where is the company domicled? Is it in a 'black jurisdiction such as Gib . I believe those with offshore properties in somwhere like Delaware or Malta wil not be subjected to such extreme property tax hikes..


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