larches2
English expat in Greece
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Registration: 03 November 2023
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Advice on moving to crete by carol mckinney
We are planning to retire to crete we have been doing some research but you can't beat advice from real experience. What is the best advice you have been given? Or what do you wish you had known before moving. We are unsure of the area we planning ...
@carol mckinneyYou're welcome, let me know if you have any questions - I'm no expert but have been visiting Crete since 1981 and a property owner there since 2003 so have picked up a few things along the way. Read More
Advice on moving to crete by carol mckinney
We are planning to retire to crete we have been doing some research but you can't beat advice from real experience. What is the best advice you have been given? Or what do you wish you had known before moving. We are unsure of the area we planning ...
@PhilIpZ20201Thanks, unfortunately I can't spend sufficient time in Crete to attempt any serious DIY myself or frankly to hire and fire incompetents hence my search for someone reliable (things are suddenly looking up on that front). Read More
Advice on moving to crete by carol mckinney
We are planning to retire to crete we have been doing some research but you can't beat advice from real experience. What is the best advice you have been given? Or what do you wish you had known before moving. We are unsure of the area we planning ...
@carol mckinneyHiI've had a tiny house in a Cretan village for 20 years now, albeit only for longish holidays, my advice would be take a very, very relaxed attitude towards everything as nothing remotely out of the ordinary happens to any ... Read More
Advice on moving to crete by carol mckinney
We are planning to retire to crete we have been doing some research but you can't beat advice from real experience. What is the best advice you have been given? Or what do you wish you had known before moving. We are unsure of the area we planning ...
@PhilIpZ20201HelloDid you renovate yourself or use a builder? I am having unbelievable trouble finding a reliable builder who is just that - a builder - and doesn't want to create unnecessary bureaucracy or impose their ideas over my own simple ... Read More
Building Work (renovation) in Crete near Mires by larches2
HelloDoes anyone with a property in Crete (probably not Greeks who don't as far as I'm aware share this problem) have experience of a reliable builder who can also involve an electrician and plumber as necessary BUT will do the work I need and not ...
Thanks for replying, I was already aware of all that as I did have an architect to advise me initially but it dragged on for so long with no progress that I instead now want to go it alone. Nothing will look different outside so the risks are ... Read More
Building Work (renovation) in Crete near Mires
HelloDoes anyone with a property in Crete (probably not Greeks who don't as far as I'm aware share this problem) have experience of a reliable builder who can also involve an electrician and plumber as necessary BUT will do the work I need and not ... Read More