What our clients say

We consistently deliver great property and our satisfy the requirements of our clients. We do go out of our way, and our clients reward us with their kind words. (Dutch testimonials over here).

We were initially interested in buying a property on one of the Canary Islands but we were persuaded by another property company based in Calabria to arrange a visit in order to view certain developments there. The trip arranged by this company was a stark contrast to the excellent levels of service and support that we have since received from the InCalabria team.

The first company (it would be unfair to name them) didn’t have a clue what was happening in the area and our guide spoke hardly any Italian, we were also given false information on buying and availabilities. Despite this unpromising start we fell in love the unspoilt natural beauty of Calabria and enjoyed the company of the local people who were warm and friendly. So following our trip we contacted several other property agencies in the area. The fact that within a day we had been contacted by Dennis at InCalabria and had agreed a price on a property is a measure of how proactive InCalabria are. With InCalabria you are get a Northern European attitude to business with unparalleled local knowledge, also the team are fluent in several languages – most importantly English and Italian.

Once we decided on a property InCalabria were there to advise on solicitors, money transfers, furniture etc. But their help didn’t just stop there – they helped with all the things that you may overlook such as arranging water, telephone and electricity supplies.

In our case InCalabria have gone more than the extra mile when it comes to after sales service, there is never anything that is too much trouble and if they don’t know the answer – which is extremely rare – they make the effort to find out for you. Their office is centrally located in Tropea and you can always pop in to ask for local advice from where to get your car repaired, places to buy things and the more obvious restaurant recommendations. We feel that it is important not only to speak Italian but to really know the area and Dennis knows the area inside outside – then again he has lived here since he was a child.

The best example that I can give of how far InCalabria go out of their way to help is when we arrived in February this year, our car had a flat battery and a flat tyre all the local shops were closed and we had no food or drink in, this meant we had three very hungry tired children and no way of getting out to eat or getting out to get food in. Dennis rang on the off chance to see how we were and I explained our predicament. Within minutes Dennis had arrived with a food parcel (including a bottle of wine!!) and offered the loan of a car until we were sorted out. To us this sums up InCalabria - this all happened on a wet miserable Sunday when most people would not help to this extent.

At this stage we had already committed to buying a second property in Calabria through InCalabria and this experience confirmed that we had made the right choice. In fact once we have completed on that property we will be looking to purchase a third, and without doubt this will be through InCalabria.

As a family we would like to thank the InCalabria team – Dennis, Jessika, Mark and Lea for all they have done to make our purchase in Calabria a pleasurable experience. Our experience has been so positive that we would be more than happy for InCalabria to pass on our details if anyone wants to know more.

Thank you InCalabria
Mr & Mrs S Morris - Dorset UK, 2010

Hi Dennis, Jessika, Tim and Mark,

We hope you are all well and enjoying life. We are just writing to say a big thank you for the great buying experience we have had with you guys. We can't believe how smooth and quickly everything went, from when we made the decision to go ahead with the purchase of Sogno, to the signing at the Notary's office; all done in a mere 6 or 7 weeks (is this a record?). We very much enjoyed the housewarming at Tim's - what a fantastic place, well done, Tim! - and also the pool party at Sogno. It has been great to meet the other owners, they all seem a really nice bunch of people. We also enjoyed meeting Nino and the builders. Francesco was very helpful to us, advising us and taking us to the builder's merchants to buy shower screens.

After our problems last year, we are so happy that we went back this year and had another look at what you are doing. We are over the moon with our purchase, and are very pleased with the way how the conversion to two bedrooms has gone. We can't wait to stay in the apartment, but as we explained, we'll have to wait until next year, as Phil has used up all his leave entitlement. It will be lovely to see how all the beautiful shrubs that have been planted will have grown by our next visit in Spring.

As we don't have Luigi's e mail address, will you please pass on our heartfelt thanks to him for having his vision of Sogno Mediterraneo, which is now real for us and has become our Mediterranean Dream.

Marianne and Phil Newton, 2010

We've been back in England 6 days now - after our first family holiday at our new home at Sogno Mediterraneo. It was absolutely wonderful. Our 4-year old was thrilled - and kept saying "I love our apartment". He especially enjoyed playing around the pool - and olive harvesting in the farm opposite. Our 5-month-old loved it too, just not quite old enough to say it in words yet.

We are delighted with the choice we made. Can't wait to be back there. We yesterday booked our flights and will be there again 21 December for 10 days. - Rob, 2009.

SOGNO MEDITERRANEO

The morning of Friday the 9th January 2009 was like any other day in corporate life. Logging on to e-mails and following through on the schedule for the following week. The e-mail to tell me that I was at risk of redundancy arrived at around 11.00am and it became clear to me by the end of that day that the 'risk' was going to be a definite reality. Our lives had just changed forever..

Major change often comes out of the blue and one can choose to be a victim and take the self pity route (which I did for a while) or the change can be seen as an opportunity to try something new. After countless hours searching the internet for yet another corporate job, the 'something new' popped into my head.

The Sogno Mediterraneo (Mediterranean Dream) had been something that my husband, Pete, and I had been talking about for some time but we thought that the dream had been shattered that January morning. Thankfully we had the good fortune to find some great people to help guide us through the next few months and once the 'something new' idea started to flourish we made contact with Paul at CalabriaInvest and thanks to some sound advice and encouragement from Paul our new life in Calabria, Italy started to take shape.

We decided to put our UK home on the market, sold it within 24 hours, to a cash buyer and completed the sale 5 weeks later. Ironically the people to whom we sold the property bought it as an investment and once they found out about our Italian adventure they offered to rent the property back to us until we were ready to move. All very spooky and both Pete & I got the feeling that there were some cosmic forces at work helping to guide us!

So, in March of 2009 we travelled to Calabria, met up with Paul and he introduced us to a local Estate Agent who kindly showed us a few properties in the Pizzo area. They were both really helpful and Paul continued to provide sound advice. However, there was a real pull towards a place we had fallen in love with in 2008, Tropea, in particular, Capo Vaticano....

We had made contact with INCALABRIA Ltd, specifically Dennis and Jessika Onstenk back in August 2008 and had started the process to re-mortgage our house in order to fund the purchase of a property in Ricadi. However, the financial situation in the UK at the time was pretty poor and we had to pull out and thought that particular dream had gone forever. We were extremely disappointed, especially as Dennis and Jessika came across as people one could really trust. Well, fast forward to March 2009. We took the opportunity to meet up with Dennis and Jessika and the dream started to become reality. It sounds a little like a cliche' but our first instinct of being able to trust the Onstenks' was the right one. The property that we had seen at their Sogno Mediterraneo complex was still available (yet more cosmic forces in play) and we immediately fell in love with it and on July 27th 2009 we became the proud owners of Apartment Number 1!

Many people like to write 'bad news' stories and we realise that it is early days in our new life, and there are still likely to be some challenges ahead. We feel however, that we have found a reputable company we can trust, who believe in (and are passionate about) their projects, who keep to their word and deliver exactly what they promised. Thank you INCALABRIA.

Let me finally say that though this 'story' may seem like a 'plant', it isn't and both Pete and I would both be delighted to discuss our 'adventure' with anyone who cares to hear about it.

Pete & Wendy Girtley - living the Sogno Mediterraneo, 2009.

Lavender	
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:20 am 

Think this is one of the best designs I've seen for a development - really adds character. 
I particularly like the 'Cloisters' area and can imagine sitting there patiently waiting 
for my other half to finally be ready for dinner 

You should rightly be proud.
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diane	
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:23 am 

I wish that i had found this forum before I bought with IC, i wouldn't off bought with them, 
i would of with you instead, the pictures look fantastic, however having said that when my 
piece of paradise is finished i will be happy.
well done Donstenk,

Cheers 

Diane  
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Ionian	
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:55 pm 

I agree, the best looking development I have seen.

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Just back from completing on Il Casale thanks to the Incalabria team.
I do not want to be a bore in terms of heaping more praise on this company but here goes :

For the benefit of other people thinking of investing in Calabria :

• I have rarely come across a team of people in any business who are so devoted to the delivery of their product in line with what they promise. In fact they go well beyond what one would reasonably expect - especially in these times when unfortunately the opposite end of the spectrum seems to be the norm. You would think it was their own dream house they were building!
• The development itself is perfect in terms of spec and attention to detail. - They have an excellent team from Luigi (architect), Dennis (Sales and marketing), Mark (Sales) and Jessika doing all the behind the scenes work.
• This company will go far - from what horror stories I have read about elsewhere on the forum they are the safe bet to invest with in Calabria.
• Calabria is a great place to invest - but be sure you go with the right people. I was just lucky to have come across them a couple of years ago after pulling out of another development.

To the Incalabria team - many thanks for making the process as stress free as it could be - Will call in to see you all when out on holiday with my family in July.

G. West, 2009

"My husband and I want to thank Dennis and the InCalabria Team for their support and help on what has been a positive journey from start to finish. We are the proud owners of a two bedroom apartment at Il Casale Di Capo Vaticana. From my first visit to Calabria, back in November 2008, Dennis, Jessika and the Team have been most helpful and have made what potentially could be a very stressful experience one that was relatively straightforward. I particulary liked the products on offer and the attention to detail that is Luigi the architect. The Team have been consistently helpful and we are delighted with our property, which we took final ownership of during the last week in May (on schedule as per the preliminary contract). The quality and standard of build is first class and again the attention to detail evident.

The completion was a positive experience too with Nino (project manager) and Francesco (site supervisor) and their team going the extra mile to ensure everything was as we felt it should be on completion day - Dennis even took us to the notary's office - reducing our stress levels.

My husband and I would not hesitate to recommend InCalabria Ltd - they deliver a quality product. It doesn't stop with the purchase either - InCalabria Ltd offers an excellant holiday rental service for clients - check out the website (clear instructions and easy to use)."

J. Stinson, Ireland, 2009

We are so pleased with our new purchase at Santa Maria. We couldn't believe how quick and simple the whole transaction was. Dennis and Jessica were very efficient and took care of every last detail." The problem is that I could go on and on and it all sounds as if it's a "set up" because you actually don't expect things to go so smoothly and you do expect problems and to be ripped off. When I read those "quotes"I always assume they are made up. It's a revelation to me that they might be genuine. We had by far less problems in Italy than we had in London!!

Jo Kainradl, 2008

Absolutely loved Tropea and Capo and in particular the sogno site. It made a nice change being shown developments by people who clearly have knowledge & enthusiasm for the projects

Daniel Few, 2008

" The service provided by yourself and your colleagues in Calabria was great, very well organized, planned and an abundance of information when asked for - not to mention fast and efficient. Would love to deal with you again!Again thank you so much for your excellent service, very professional and a pleasure to deal with you."

Ms Tania Zito, 2007

Hi! My name is Alex and I've bought "of plan" townhouse in Zambrone (near Tropea) last September. Now it's almost finished! Time goes so quick! Splendid sea view, fantastic location, very reasonable price. We were very lucky to buy it through the agent "InCalabria Ltd" - their service was excellent, they even helped us to get furnishing pack for the house.

Alexandr Vatkovski, 2007