Archive for the ‘Tuscany’ Category
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
Do you plan to buy property in Italy?
Love the idea of owning a villa in Tuscany, somewhere you can jet off to when it all gets a bit hectic at home?
Then, part of the process of buying that dream Italian house is exchanging currencies. If you’re in the ...
Posted in Tuscany | Comments Off on Four key foreign exchange tips for buying a home in Italy
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Britons remain the most enthusiastic foreign investors in the property in Italy market, new research shows. They make up nearly one in four (24 per cent) of overseas requests for Italian property, with Germans accounting for 21 per cent. UK buyers are still drawn by the age-old appeal of ...
Posted in Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Property, Sardinia, Tuscany | Comments Off on Britons top Italy overseas investors’ league
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Perhaps it’s down to the big freeze - or the enduring appeal of coming home to some good, old-fashioned warmth… but it appears more Italians than ever want a traditional fireplace in their dream homes. The growing trend comes despite the supposed obsolescence of old-fashioned firesides and hearths in ...
Posted in Lombardy, Property, Tuscany | Comments Off on Italians warm to a real fireplace
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Buying a dream home in Italy has rarely been easier or more desirable, especially with the pound strengthening against the Euro, Italian taxation changes that have made the buying process cheaper and falling property prices. Throw in the chance to swap yet another lousy British summer with the almost ...
Posted in Abruzzo, Calabria, Property, Sicily, Tuscany | Comments Off on 10 pitfalls to avoid when buying a property in Italy
Friday, May 8th, 2009
It's deep in the heart of Chianti but you would be forgiven for never having heard of it, overshadowed as it is by the likes of Siena 28km away and Arezzo and San Gimignano, both 55 km distant. But the small town of Gaiole – or Gaiole in Chianti ...
Posted in Culture, Tuscany | Comments Off on Gaiole, Tuscany: The best place in Europe to live
