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77-Year-Old Transforms Dilapidated Palazzo into €50,000 Business

6/5/2025

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Norma Williams, a former UK lecturer, turned a £12,000 dilapidated palazzo in Italy into a thriving subletting business, raking in €50,000 a year. Once filled with regret, she now relishes her winters in the sunny Canary Islands, embracing life as a vibrant British expatriate in Italy at 77.

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Norma Williams, a former UK lecturer, turned a £12,000 dilapidated palazzo in Italy into a thriving subletting business, raking in €50,000 a year. Once filled with regret, she now relishes her winters in the sunny Canary Islands, embracing life as a vibrant British expatriate in Italy at 77.