A truly exceptional opportunity to acquire a renovated Tuscan farmhouse, located just 10 minutes from Barga
This property occupies a commanding position just outside a small village and offers a wonderful opportunity to live the Tuscan dream!
All windows have fly screens and are double glazed. There is both a wood burning boiler and gas boiler for the central heating.
The accommodation is set out as follows:
Ground Floor
- Entrance into entrance hall/ sitting room (4 x 7m)
- Large eat-in kitchen (7 x 5 m) with black granite work tops, 6 ring gas hob, double oven.
- Large bathroom with corner shower, sink and toilet, plumbed for washing machine
Steps up to sitting room
- Sitting room (6 x 5 m) with cotto floor tiles and feature stone wall. Pellet burning stove. French doors to spacious patio area
Boiler room with wood burning stove and water tank (500 lts)
Curved wooden stairs leading to first floor
First floor
- Landing with feature stone wall
- Two double bedrooms with wood laminate flooring
- Further double bedroom with original cotto floor tiles
- Family bathroom (4 x 3m) bath, basin, toilet and storage cupboard
- Single bedroom / study with door to garden
Wood stairs to top floor
Top floor
- Master bedroom (6 x 5 m) with large panoramic window overlooking the surrounding countryside and mountains. French door to small patio and steps down to garden
- Bathroom adjacent with bath, basin, bidet and toilet. Chestnut wood flooring.
Outside space
- Approximately 2 hectares of land
- Spacious paved patio area with fantastic vierws of the surrounding villages and mountains.
- Rest of the garden near the house is grassed with ornamental shrubs and trees
- Permission for a 5 x 10m pool with roman syteps has been obtained, the location of the pool is above the house in a truely spectacular position
Outbuildings:
Two storey building used for tool storage
Pizza oven and a well
Advantages
Fantastic views, in a secluded but not isolated location
Weaknesses
Not very near shops, restaurants etc.
Distances
7 kms - Barga
42 kms - Lucca
58 kms - Viareggio (beach)
62 kms - Pisa airport
110 kms - Florence
Please note that any utility services, heating system or appliances have not been tested and no warranty can be given or implied as to their working order
Additional costs
1) Agency charges amount to a minimum of € 1,500, otherwise up to 3% of purchase price (see our SERVICES page for a full description of the assistance we provide)
2) Investigation of existing ownership and boundaries of a property, normally carried out by a geometra, generally costs from € 750 plus, as a rule, 1% of the purchase price
3) Notary fees are based on the declared value for tax purposes. There is no published tariff but experience points to about 3% on lower value properties, perhaps 2% on higher value
Please note that all professional fees are subject to IVA (Italian purchase tax) at 20%
4) Land registry + Government taxes:
a) 1st home, Italian resident: € 336 + 3% of declared value
b) 2nd home, or non-resident: 10% of declared value
c) agricultural land: 18% of declared value
Declared values are determined by the notary at the time of the ‘rogito’ (final contract). Villatua recommends all prospective purchasers to seek advice on likely tax obligations, as individual circumstances may alter the amount significantly
Property for sale in Tuscany: Farmhouse in the Garfagnana, near Barga
Estate agents/Immobiliers/Property Portals - strictly no canvassing. Emails are monitored.