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These are the hidden costs of buying a house in Italy / Gtres

What property taxes do you have to pay in Italy?

There are four basic property taxes that you have to pay when you buy a house in Italy: Land Registry tax (imposta ipotecaria) Cadastral tax (imposta catastale) Stamp Duty (imposta di registro) VAT and other expenses The amount of tax you have to pay on Italian property purchases may depend
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What to check when buying a house in Italy

The pitfalls of buying real estate in Italy are many, but buying a house safely is possible. Claudia Petraglia, national adviser of the Italian Notariat explains to idealista/news how to avoid unpleasant surprises when purchasing property. When you decide to buy a hous
Patrica, one of the abandoned Italian villages selling houses for 1 euro / Wikimedia commons

1 euro houses

How does the houses for 1 euro project work? These houses are owned by individuals who want to get rid of them as quickly as possible so as not to pay taxes.
Luxury property overlooking the Mediterranean Sea

House of the week - 22nd March 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to live in a traditional Italian building, here is your chance with this prestigious 'Dammuso', the typical home of Pantelleria Island in Italy.
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Should the landlord or the tenant pay the IMU property tax in Italy?

With its recent judgement 6882/2019, the Sezioni unite della Cassazione (Joint Session of the Court of Cassation in Italy) stated that is was lawful for a landlord to place a clause in an Italian lease agreement stating that the taxes and duties relating to the rented property should be borne by the