A recently refurbished Tuscan village house, ready for occupation, in a panoramic hilltop village
This property represents an opportunity to acquire a Tuscan holiday home, or modest permanent home, well away from the busier towns yet with the benefit of some local facilities. There is a restaurant just 500m away.
There is cotto floor on the ground floor and monocottura on the first floor.
The first floor has chestnut beams and pine cladding.
The accommodation comprises:
Cellar:
approx 40 sqm, semi-interred, with 2 main storage areas (one used as a laundry)
Bathroom - shower, basin, bidet and toilet
Ground floor:
Sitting room
Archway fto kitchen/dining room with a large fireplace
1st floor:
Two double bedrooms
Bathroom - shower, basin, bidet and toilet
Outside space:
Garden of 150 sqm
Parking area for 2 cars
Advantages
No building work necessary
Possibility to create useful space in basement
Easy to maintain house and garden
Weakness
Relatively remote village
Distances
12 km Gallicano
29 km Bagni di Lucca (thermal spa)
47 km Lucca
58 km Abetone (skiing)
67 km Viareggio (beach)
71 km Pisa airport
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: village house near Gallicano
Estate agents/Immobiliers/Property Portals - strictly no canvassing. Emails are monitored.