Hello, my husband and I own a house in Tuscany jointly - would it be worthwhile putting the house into one name to reduce the accountants fees for the calculation of IMUs? It’s going up each year and would be half the cost for one of us.
Rubbish Tax Bagni Di LuccaHello, we have owned this house over 5 years. It was uninhabitable for the first two years, then we camped out for one year and then more renovations including a new roof for our 4th year.
HelloCould anyone on this site please clarify the ENEL charges to non residents? Our old house in the North’s bills went up to €100 due to the tv licence, but since changing agents dropped to €25, what a difference.
Thanks Juno, I might try emailing as you say. I have heard that they don’t speak English but it’s worth trying.where is you house Juno, is it in the North?thanks Barbara
Thanks Ugo, I couldn’t remember your site to contact you. I remember you saying about Elective Residency. Would it cost a lot to get a name removed from the deeds?Steve has just sent a site that I can calculate the IMUs myself, so if it’s expensive to change names, I will give it a go myself. Thank you for your help.
Thanks Steve. We do have a bank account but don’t know how to instruct them to pay it. Also the rubbish tax, did you calculate this yourself and pay by the bank. I have tried on the site you have given and it is near the same amount. We pay electricity and water ok it’s IMUs, rubbish taxes that are the problem. Does the IMU change twice in the year or calculated once but paid twice? It’s so confusing. Thank you for your help.
Hello Modi, I’m not Russian, I am from Britain born and bred there. It’s just the IMUs . They charge each person named, double the price for 2 of us for calculations. This is only to work the IMUs out. We did communicate before and you said we both had to go to the Commune for the Elective Residency if the house was in two names. And then we required health insurance. My husband won’t be able to do this but I can, so I wondered if it was possible to go in my name only. Weve been told there’s no sale for houses and we are near retirement, so hoping to reduce these costs somehow. Thanks for all your advice.Thank you Modicasa, this does seem a good option as we are from the British Islands.
It’s the accountants fees, I know it’s strange but it’s calculated at €75 per person twice a year. As it’s one calculation I don’t understand how they can charge so much per person. Is this normal? I just thought we could halve the costs. Same for IMUs, it’s per person/owner not just one fee for both. I think you’re correct Steve, perhaps going to the commune once a year would be less. Are the IMUs for the year calculated in June for the whole year and just split into two payments? Thanks.
Hello JC JCI’d just say be careful as Ugo said, we were caught out. We wanted to remove a wall, allowed the agent and her geomatra husband do it, only to find out the plans had not been agreed at the Commune. It was an ‘informal agreement’. When wanting to sell, it’s no use. We spent a fourtune, if only we knew what was ahead, we would have ran. It could be a different story for you and I hope if you go ahead it is. Good luck.
You’re so wise Meakin, I wonder if it’s the same person you took who sorted everything out for us and helped build a new terrace on the garage roof? He was excellent and had inexpensive tradesmen. I don’t know where we’d be now without his help.sometimes the dream is better than reality, to rent and gain knowledge is probably the best path. Good luck.
You in no way offended me Ugo, you’re very informative and helpful. I drive myself crackers with all of this. Only on here did I find out what a Visura was, how to calculate IMUs. It’s such a different world. I will follow the link and thank you.
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Thanks Juno, I might try emailing as you say. I have heard that they don’t speak English but it’s worth trying.where is you house Juno, is it in the North?thanks Barbara
Thank you Ugo.
Thank you Steve, I will certainly give it a go.
Thanks Ugo, I couldn’t remember your site to contact you. I remember you saying about Elective Residency. Would it cost a lot to get a name removed from the deeds?Steve has just sent a site that I can calculate the IMUs myself, so if it’s expensive to change names, I will give it a go myself. Thank you for your help.
Thanks Steve. We do have a bank account but don’t know how to instruct them to pay it. Also the rubbish tax, did you calculate this yourself and pay by the bank. I have tried on the site you have given and it is near the same amount. We pay electricity and water ok it’s IMUs, rubbish taxes that are the problem. Does the IMU change twice in the year or calculated once but paid twice? It’s so confusing. Thank you for your help.
Hello Modi, I’m not Russian, I am from Britain born and bred there. It’s just the IMUs . They charge each person named, double the price for 2 of us for calculations. This is only to work the IMUs out. We did communicate before and you said we both had to go to the Commune for the Elective Residency if the house was in two names. And then we required health insurance. My husband won’t be able to do this but I can, so I wondered if it was possible to go in my name only. Weve been told there’s no sale for houses and we are near retirement, so hoping to reduce these costs somehow. Thanks for all your advice.Thank you Modicasa, this does seem a good option as we are from the British Islands.
It’s the accountants fees, I know it’s strange but it’s calculated at €75 per person twice a year. As it’s one calculation I don’t understand how they can charge so much per person. Is this normal? I just thought we could halve the costs. Same for IMUs, it’s per person/owner not just one fee for both. I think you’re correct Steve, perhaps going to the commune once a year would be less. Are the IMUs for the year calculated in June for the whole year and just split into two payments? Thanks.
Hello JC JCI’d just say be careful as Ugo said, we were caught out. We wanted to remove a wall, allowed the agent and her geomatra husband do it, only to find out the plans had not been agreed at the Commune. It was an ‘informal agreement’. When wanting to sell, it’s no use. We spent a fourtune, if only we knew what was ahead, we would have ran. It could be a different story for you and I hope if you go ahead it is. Good luck.
You’re so wise Meakin, I wonder if it’s the same person you took who sorted everything out for us and helped build a new terrace on the garage roof? He was excellent and had inexpensive tradesmen. I don’t know where we’d be now without his help.sometimes the dream is better than reality, to rent and gain knowledge is probably the best path. Good luck.
You in no way offended me Ugo, you’re very informative and helpful. I drive myself crackers with all of this. Only on here did I find out what a Visura was, how to calculate IMUs. It’s such a different world. I will follow the link and thank you.