Many of you have the dream of living in Italy, in your own rustic farmhouse, similar to the story in Under the Tuscan Sun. This episode I interview Michele Capecchi, an Italian lawyer in Florence, Tuscany, to give you the ultimate guide to buying a property in Italy. Whether you’d like to buy a holiday home in Tuscany, an investment that you could run as an agriturismo or Airbnb accommodation, or perhaps you’re keen to try the adventure of restoring a historic villa in the countryside to eventually retire with your family. Michele talks through the dangers and key questions to ask so that this process can be smooth and relatively stress-free. You can find many more videos on my channel about how I learned Italian and moved to Italy. Making these episodes alone is very time consuming and expensive and if you would like to support my work, you can find my Patreon page here:
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For viewers who might wish to skip to specific topics, I’ve made a little index here:
TAXES 01:21
RESIDENCY 02:57
BUYING WITHOUT BEING IN ITALY 03:09
BUYING WHILE STILL A TOURIST 03:58
DOES BUYING GIVE ME PERMIT TO STAY 04:09
HOW REALISTIC IS UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN 05:12
LAWS ON RENOVATING 06:48
HOW LONG DOES A SALE TAKE 09:07
WHO SHOULD YOU HIRE FOR THE WHOLE PROCESS 11:35
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR LAWYER 13:09
GETTING PERMITS 14:49
FINE ARTS RESTRICTIONS WITH HISTORIC PROPERTIES 19:02
FIRST RIGHT REFUSAL LAW 21:09
1 EURO HOMES 21:56
WHO IS BUYING 24:43
NEGOTIATION 28:16
THE PROPOSAL 28:53
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Thank you for watching. For those who are keen to dream but not necessarily in the market to buy, I included over 160 cutaways throughout the interview to give you some visual escapism. You can find Michele’s site at http://www.capecchilegal.com For viewers who might wish to skip to specific topics, I’ve made a little index here:
TAXES 01:21
RESIDENCY 02:57
BUYING WITHOUT BEING IN ITALY 03:09
BUYING WHILE STILL A TOURIST 03:58
DOES BUYING GIVE ME PERMIT TO STAY 04:09
HOW REALISTIC IS UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN 05:12
LAWS ON RENOVATING 06:48
HOW LONG DOES A SALE TAKE 09:07
WHO SHOULD YOU HIRE FOR THE WHOLE PROCESS 11:35
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR LAWYER 13:09
GETTING PERMITS 14:49
FINE ARTS RESTRICTIONS WITH HISTORIC PROPERTIES 19:02
FIRST RIGHT REFUSAL LAW 21:09
1 EURO HOMES 21:56
WHO IS BUYING 24:43
NEGOTIATION 28:16
THE PROPOSAL 28:53
What do you mean depending on the nationality of the person buying….are there nationalities you don't sell?
Nonostante la fluttuazione economica, sono così entusiasta di aver guadagnato $ 45.000 dal mio investimento di $ 10.000 in 10 giorni.
Килли! Вы красавица, умница и очень талантливая во всех отношениях! Большое Вам спасибо за такое подробное и профессиональное интервью!
I'm wanting to purchase a house where there is 5 heirs. 4 of the heirs are willing to sell to me and one doesn't. Can I purchase 80% of the house and hopefully purchase the last 20% in the future?
The volume seems very low in this video.
I am German living in the US.
Awesome video! Thank you!
blimey, this guy is out to scare us all off 😀
super było 🙂
This lawyer does not respond. Sad!
I want to buy a house how do I go about it
Beautiful Italy, inside and out. Hello from Israel
he should unbutton his jacket while seated
Ok….what's with all the Marilyn Monroe photos in Italian homes. She has been gone, what, 60 years?
Suppose you sold your home in the U.S. or elsewhere and you planned to get a Visa and wanted to stay, as you would really not have funding anyplace to stay if you want anyplace else after three months? Can you somehow make an exception to stay in your own home, in Italy as you would not have any place else to go but your home? Especially if you paid cash for the home in Italy?
Thank you for explaining all of this so well. My grandfather came from Italy several years ago, to the U.S. so it would be a moving back, you may say if my husband and I were to do this.
Thank you Kylie, this is very helpful! I currently live in the US, but I am a Dutch citizen. I'm looking into buying a property in Italy, as a holiday house in the beginning, but when the renovation is finished and the place is habitable year-round I would permanently move in. How does this work as a European citizen? Grazie mille!
Thank you for this. New sub ☘️
This is so interesting and informative! Bravo!
Thanks for this video and it answers a lot of the legal questions I had regarding the euro house podcast I saw prior to this one. The commenters on the other podcast naively thought they could do anything they wanted with their euro haus but it sounds like that's not the case. i3t also sounds a bit daunting for the euro House because you would need permission to put in plumbing electricity and maybe Windows. I noticed they were so dark upon entry and windows would be essential. THERE was something different from what I understand it to be in the States where a historically protected house can have work on inside without permission but all the outside has to adhere to the original design of the Historical house. It sounds like in Italy it is the reverse which could be very daunting if you have in mind a modern kitchen but the euro House was from the Medieval ages which many are and the kitchens are small and dark often and also enclosed.
I believe you or one of the commenters said they're actually houses for maybe seventy thousand Euros outside of Florence OR Siena that are already done and would not have a lot of legal problems. Frankly I think I'm more attracted to those than the Euro houses that are in isolated areas in southern Italy or in Sicily. My question then would be if you buy a vacation house and you leave it for the majority of the year– is it safe or is it like in Mexico when people can enter your house and if they live there long enough and make changes they can claim it as their own. I actually meant in the States a French woman to whom this happened in Paris. The inherited apartment from her parents had been taken over by somebody else and she had to go to court and spend a lot of money to prove it was hers and it was hers by right because they had not lived there long enough or made enough changes to it to be able to claim it as their own. THIS is what prevented me from ever seeking a home in Mexico because the invasion and the occupation of homes that are vacant is very common there
If I am interesting in buying a house in Eataly to whom I should contact in order to get a house in those places in Italy
Обичам Италия но не разбирам езика само италиански
Kylie- Thank you for a wonderful and insightful introduction to Italian living and property ownership. Perfect. Magnifico. And I will have to watch the Diane Lane movie again. Lol.
Chi sapeva che quelle bellissime scarpe potevano anche giocare a calcio? @28:13 Brava ancora!
Good
Expensive, heavily regulated, heavily taxed, extremely slow bureaucracy… – every homeowner's dream.
Thanks for the overview! Can anyone confirm more specifically what property tax % (on the "cadastral" value) must be paid for RESIDENTS? I have tried to research online but am finding so many contradictory statements- ranging from Italy having the highest property taxes in Europe to "residents pay zero property taxes (IMU)"….
sounds like a nightmare buying a property in Italy.
It was not clear purchase tax so let me try. · A standard percentage: 9% for holiday houses and 2% for main residency.
Italy is th heaven on earth
Italy has implemented apartheid, censors free speech and destroys any internal opposition with an iron first.
If I had money to spend, I would not spend them in such a tyranny.
Please, people of other countries, ask your governments to exercise political and economical pressure on Italy as here things are getting so terrible for us. All our efforts are suffocated with violence and we don't have rule of law anymore.
Please help us.
Awesome….rules and regulations to preserve history.Adherence to rules still a challenge in South Africa thou we have similar conveyancing process.I am impressed,enjoyed the video.
If you are looking to buy a typical Italian mountain cottage, that offers a great view, privacy and combines the modern with the classic, at a few kilometers from the Milano – Bergamo airport, here you have the best solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX69AH8D_F8&t=4s
Listening to this lawyer explains why Italy preserved the beauty of their country and surroundings that everybody loves.
Very interesting and informative. I have considered buying a property in Italy for a few years now. It's been my dream! ❣
I want to buy a renovation project and spend a few months renovating it… And then.move on to the next country.
Love your style
Da quello che ho capito, sei felicissima di avere una proprietà in Italia, benvenuta e auguri
What website do you recommend for those interested in buying property in Italy?
We love your channel and have watched many of your videos.thank you we are now restoring a farmhouse in Abruzzo.
Hello I'm Thai form Thailand .
I want to go Italy
Beautifully filmed
The rich See's an economic crisis as a garage sale also the stay rich by investing and diversifying their portfolio with stocks, crypto and forex trading which is the wisest thing every individual needs to do and I recently bought a house with the profits I made from trading crypto.
Am I open to take risk or not? Do I prefer less riskier investments? These are questions you need to provide answers to before choosing what strategy to apply to your investment