The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Italy
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The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Italy

The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Italy


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Italy is a beguiling country and one of the most popular destinations for people buying property abroad. Contemplating such a move is exciting, but you need to be aware of all the regulations, practices and legal jargon involved. Both inspiring and practical, this is the definitive new guide to every aspect of buying or renting property in Italy. Written by someone who has first-hand experience of the process, it will help you to make the right decisions at every stage, including: choosing a location - the different regions of Italy finding a property the purchase process restoring a property buying a new property renting a home financial issues and inheritance laws coping with the language setting up a business With maps, checklists, Web sites, useful addresses and a dictionary of Italian terms, The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Italy will help you to avoid the pitfalls and enjoy life in your new home right from the start.

Table of Contents:
1 Choosing your location and your property How much do you want to spend? Do you want rental income or is the property only for you and your family? Will you go twice a year or every other weekend? Are you certain that this will only ever be a holiday home? What kind of climate do you want to live in? Do you want to have access to the sea or are you content to be inland? What size of house? Do you want to move into a house that is already habitable or to restore a ruin? Will your regular guests -- like elderly parents and teenage children -- be able to drive? Do you want to be way out in the country or near to a town or village? How much land do you want? Do you want to be in a tourist-oriented area? How important is a swimming pool? Getting started 2 The regions and provinces of Italy Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Fruili-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy (Lombardia) Marche Molise Piedmont (Piemonte) Puglia Sardinia (Sardegna) Sicily (Sicilia) Trentino-Alto Adige Tuscany (Toscana) Umbria Valle D'Aosta Veneto 3 Renting a home in Italy Examples of why you should rent first Short-term rentals Long-term rentals Disdetta Rent and deposit for damages Unfurnished and furnished accommodation Condominiums Tenants' responsibilities Commission Cost of rental Leaving 4 Searching for a house Estate agents Take notes Rough ground Mobile phones Perseverance Maximize your chances Check things out Architectural features Views Walk the boundaries Water and other services Live/work space Property already converted Planning decisions Part ownership Keep checking Adventures in house buying Stay focused Make up your mind Negotiate Final advice 5 The purchase process Legal advice or not Appointing a surveyor The compromesso di vendita The deposit Proposta irrevocabile d'acquisto Notaio L'Atto di acquisto Declared value Property ownership The costs Power of attorney The purchase of an apartment in a condominium Cautionary tales 6 Banking and mortgages Transferring money to Italy Mortgages 7 Restoring a property Choosing an architect or designer Budget and talking the same visual language Geometra Preventivo Choosing a builder Building contract Keep your own records Communication Paying cash Do-It-Yourself The final weeks Guarantees Fees 8 Buying a new property or having a property built Building plots Buying from a developer Building guarantees 9 Utilities Electricity Gas Other heating methods Water Telephone 10 Settling in Learn the language Retiring to Italy Driving and buying a car Red tape Television and radio Swimming pools Pets 11 Education and health Education Health 12 Letting and selling your Italian home Letting Selling your property 13 Working and setting up a business in Italy Working in Italy Setting up a business in Italy 14 Taxation Tax forms Liability for income tax Income tax for house-owners Rates of tax Employing the services of a commercialista Fiscal representative ICI (Imposta Communali Sugli Immobili) Wealth tax Capital gains tax Appeals Conventions for the avoidance of double taxation Postscript Appendices 1 Useful addresses 2 Direct flights to Italy from the UK 3 Useful vocabulary 4 Universities in the UK where Italian is taught 5 Italian public holidays 6 Pet travel arrangements 7 Miscellaneous information 8 Recommended reading

About the Author :
Barbara McMahon lives and works in Italy. She bought and restored her own house in Umbria, having thoroughly researched every aspect of buying the property first. She has been a journalist for over 20 years and writes for a wide range of newspapers and magazines.

Review :
"Clearly written, authoritative guide." Italy "Offers advice on finding, buying, restoring, letting and selling your own place in anywhere from Lombardy in the north to Sicily in the south." The Real Homes Magazine "This gem of a book gives extremely sound advice... an informative, witty and interesting guide." The Italian Magazine "Provides tips on living and working in Italy so newbies will have an understanding of the practicalities of utilities, education and health care." Reference and Book News


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780749441517
  • Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Kogan Page Ltd
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Weight: 308 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0749441518
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Width: 135 mm


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