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"My wife and I were very impressed with all the staff at IPN Castello. They were extremely good at appreciating our brief and only showing us houses that were relevant, saving us time and effort. At all times they were professional and friendly helping us set up our bank account and guiding us through the sale process even when things for us did not go smoothly (through no fault of theirs). We would recommend them unreservedly as a safe and honourable agency for property purchases in Italy.""
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Dr & Mrs
Philip & Sarah Brown,
Norfolk,
United Kingdom,
31 May 2006
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"We drove over the brow of the hill. "I need a comfort break" Pete said. He stopped the car and disappeared. While I was looking into the distance, I saw it. "There it is!" I shouted. By the time he came back to the car I was in floods of tears. Our little house in the hills of Petrelle in Umbria was in the distance. I held the key in my hand, hardly daring to believe it was mine. We drove up the strada bianca, and realised it really was ours. There began an adventure of a lifetime. All of the process from start to finish and far beyond was made possible by IPN Castello and their wonderful team. Buying a property abroad is a nerve wracking process but they made it so easy and fun. To this day, (two years later) if there is anything we need, we just call Carla, Monica or any one in the team for advice. We have become quite self sufficient now but it is good to have "Old friends" in a crisis! If you are looking for a place in Italy, we would thoroughly recoomend IPN Castello"
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Mr & Mrs
Peter & Christine Cartey,
Umbria,
Italy,
05 Jun 2006
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"When we started looking for a home in Italy we contacted many agents for advice, information and property details. IPN Castello responded promptly, professionally and with an understanding of our needs and never once pressed us to go beyond our means. The Team at IPN Castello have special qualities based on sound, honest guidance, which helped us throughout what could have been a stressful event, but their professional yet relaxed and friendly manner made the whole procedure a joyful and exciting experience - one we would have no hestitation in repeating or recommending.The Team at IPN Castello are not just a company who found our wonderful Italian dream for us, they are valued friends, especially Carla, Monica and Shona who we are still able to call upon 2½ years after completing our purchase to help us out in times of crisis. There is no doubt that we would not have survived as Italian home owners without these very special people.
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Mr & Mrs
Diane & David King ,
Somerset,
United Kingdom,
12 Jun 2006
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"Having dealt with estate agents several times over the years in the UK, I was absolutely bowled over by the service provided by IPN Castello. Even though I wasn't buying a grand palazzo, from the first contact to the signing of the atto, everyone had as much time for me as I needed and I was continually made to feel that I was the most important client. No stone was left unturned in the complex process of purchasing a property in Italy and I felt completely safe in their hands. Not only are the staff extremely thorough and professional but they are fabulous people with a great sense of humour and I'm very happy to say that the relationship didn't end once the purchase was made! I have already whole heartedly recommended IPN Castello to others and will continue to do so.
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Mr.
Cormac Simms,
London,
United Kingdom,
17 Jul 2006
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"We can’t recommend IPN Castello highly enough. The whole process
from viewing, through negotiation and final completion was
speedy and effortless. The team in the office were always
available for advice and reassurance and we are thrilled with
our new Italian home.
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Mr. & Mrs.
Philip & Diana Alleston ,
London,
United Kingdom,
07 Aug 2006
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"We couldn't have bought our dream home in Italy without IPN. They saved us from lots of anxiety & headaches; given their faultless, comprehensive, and bespoke service covering anything and everything from assisting with setting-up bank accounts to getting the deal done"
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Mr. & Mrs.
Bryce & Edith Mc Donnell,
London,
United Kingdom,
12 Sep 2006
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"We contacted IPN castello as a result of seeing one of their advertisements in the Italy magazine and arranged to view some properties. We were fortunate enough to find something we wanted to buy straight away. We found IPN castello to be very friendly and helpful and they provided us with a prompt and efficient service. Our property purchase took 6 months from start to finish thanks to IPN Castello's professionalism and invaluable knowledge. Their help and guidance, together with their friendly and relaxed approach, made buying a property very easy."
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Mr. & Mrs.
Norman & Dawn Stewart,
York,
United Kingdom,
27 Sep 2006
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"James Stephens runs an estate agency called IPN Castello based in Citerna, Umbria, which specialises in Italian properties. Choosing IPN Castello was an easy process for us as their website didn’t presume that we knew all the answers and was particularly easy to use; it allowed us to search for properties based upon area and price. Simple.
What was surprising was how much less painful and stressful it was to buy in Italy in comparison to the mess a certain UK based high street estate agent seemed to be making of the very simple sale of our house in desirable Surrey. I guess this is one of those times when you do get what you pay for, as it does cost more in fees to buy abroad in comparison to the UK’s system. But we would say that it has been worth every penny and on the whole the process has gone so smoothly we are still pinching ourselves.
James has done the clever thing and surrounded himself with a good team of people who really know their onions and are all bilingual. Carla Rossi is James’ right hand man (so to speak) and is one of the most helpful people I have ever met, which is dead handy when moving from one country to another. Over a period of 12 months, James accompanied us to a smorgasbord of properties and discussed the pros and cons of life in Italy late into the night. Meanwhile Carla was ensuring that every detail was correct, giving us information on filling in forms (including our permesso di soggiorno forms), checking our tax position and helping me get hot chocolate out of children’s clothes. Now don’t get me wrong, I am certain that there are a myriad of extremely good people out there who are more than able to help you in your search for a different life in Italy. I’m just glad we bumped into James, Carla and the rest of the gang at IPN Castello, otherwise things could have been very different."
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Mr. & Mrs.
Ian & Antonella Edwards,
Umbia,
Italy,
27 Sep 2006
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"Now that our escape route from the hurlyburly of city life is firmly in the bag, we can take breath to thank you all for your various and many contributions in the protracted purchase of Podere La Foce! We are grateful to you all - for introducing us the property, for holding our hands administratively, for overcoming setback after setback, and for doing all this and more with unfailing patience, reslience and good humour. We shall look forward to seeing you all, no doubt, from time to time, and of course, at our housewarming party..... "
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Mr. & Mrs.
Pritchard,
London,
United Kingdom,
02 Oct 2006
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"May 2006. It is a year today since we "found" this mill on the internet. We are delighted beyond our highest expectations with our new home here in Italy and we are finding life here to be opening possibilities for our creative lives beyond frontiers we had reached amd promising much more. The builders moved in two weeks ago...the house is now ruin, or it looks like one, but we are very pleased with our builders and have no doubts that they will restore it sensitively and entirely to our wishes. "
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Mr.& Mrs.
Stephen & Charlotte Briggs,
Santa Luce,
Italy,
23 Nov 2006
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"We wanted to write a testimonial for your web site and to let you know just how delighted we were with the service offered by IPN.
We discovered IPN through the internet, and found the company to be dramatically superior to any of the other estate agents that we contacted. From the very first meeting, the staff went out of their way to ensure that our house purchase in Italy went smoothly. In fact, buying a property via IPN was markedly simpler than purchasing our present house in the UK. We were offered advice, reassurance and support throughout the process. The package included help with the less obvious but nevertheless daunting processes of opening bank accounts, obtaining the necessary codice fiscale and finding a geometra and an accountant.
Perhaps, even more impressive is the help that we continue to receive three years after our purchase. Carla, Monica and Shona make a fantastic team and make us feel very special each time we visit the office. Not only, do they offer assistance when requested, but they, also, take the time and trouble to contact us and give advice to make it easier for us to integrate into the Italian way of life.
We would throughly recommend IPN to anyone looking to make a property purchase in Italy. You will never find a better estate agency!
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Mr. & Mrs.
Paul & Linda Allen,
Essex,
United Kingdom,
27 Nov 2006
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"We desperately wanted to write something that conveyed our sincere thanks to IPN Castello for the way that they've guided us and held our hands through the process of buying our fabulous new home here in Umbria. Ironically, we weren't even interested in looking at the property which was to become ours; that credit must go to Christine who 'insisted' we see it and for which we will be eternally grateful! Since then, Carla & Monica have been there every step of the way - putting our minds at rest every time we talked ourselves into another "what if?" We are determined not to become a burden for them now that we've completed our purchase, but we feel comfortable to be able to email or call and ask for advice anytime and we appreciate the professional & honest advice that they always provide.
James - thank you for the flexible way in which you dealt with our oft-complicated situation and I'm sure you don't need to be told just how fortunate you are to have such an amazing team working with you.
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Mr. & Mrs.
Amy & Andy Turner,
Città Di Castello ,
Italy,
03 Sep 2007
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"........ we really have appreciated all your efforts to help us buy in Italy. You have both been fantastic and great ambassadors for IPN Castello and we know you have both done all you possibly could to get the owners to accept our offers. We would recommend you and IPN Castello without hesitation and hope that we can catch up with you in the future to thank you in person for all your help and advice.
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Mr. & Mrs.
Keith & Pat Dugdale,
Little Milton,
United Kingdom,
14 May 2008
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