Carla Passino investigates what the latest report by the Nomisma research institute has to say on the state of the Italian property market. -
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Half a million euros. It is staggering how that kind of budget can buy as little as a smallish flat (in Rome or Milan) or as much as a whole period palazzo in need of some cosmetic work (in Sicily). -
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Property development of holiday or second homes in Calabria is booming and according to many developers this trend is set to continue making Calabria Italy's property hotspot. -
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Italy is made up of many different property markets, each with its own micro-trend. To help explain the breadth of choice Carla Passino shows what €220,00 Euros will get you across Italy. -
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Creamy white against the blue sky, the pinnacles of Trullo Il Moro survey the verdant countryside near Locorotondo, in Puglia. Beneath them, four cones of grey limestone slabs top a façade of exposed stones that shine golden in the sun. By Carla Passino
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Find the perfect property in Puglia
A pioneer from the Netherlands who fell in love with Puglia over ten years ago tells us why he believes that it’s the region to buy property in.
Mayor scotches Sultan's Trullo design
The mayor of UNESCO World Heritage site Alberobello has played down rumours that the Sultan of Oman has set his sights on buying one of the Puglian town's famous trulli.
Elinor Salter is our guide to the area and offers advice on the property market in this increasingly more popular part of Italy -
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A look at the stunning line of coast running from Nice to Genoa, for so long the a favourite haunt of the British in Italy
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Simon Parks discovers how one woman’s determination to bring a once charred shell of a house back to life has resulted in the creation of Prato di Sotto, a peaceful and tranquil haven in Umbria -
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Tax laws in Italy provide significant benefits for private buyers
Tax laws in Italy may prove a boon for private buyers looking for holiday homes - even those with a view of renting them out.
This represents a major step forward in comparison with the previous tax regime in Italy. There are lower completion costs and the potential to bypass capital gains tax.
The dream of the open road, a better life and more time to live it prompted photographers Steve and Sarah Barney to travel from the West Midlands to find a home in Puglia... by motorbike
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Ben West meets an Italian couple who have restored a 16th-century Medicean villa near Pisa
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Linda Travella lays down some basic guidelines for buying a property in Italy -
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The Rain Drain
While many countries suffer from the "brain drain", where people head out of the country in search of a better career, Britain seems to be going through a "rain drain". Barclays Buying Abroad has revealed the number of Brits keen to buy property abroad has doubled in the last year, as Britain suffers one of the wettest, dullest summers ever.
