I agree with the posters above, it is not worth cutting corners. When we unfortunately found ourselves subject of a denuncia, one of the first things we had to produce was the documentation for the house and everything was gone over with a fine toothed comb. We were very glad then that our geometra had taken all the steps properly, up to and including abitabilità and registering the house with the correct castastral values. We were absolved, and our neighbour (after a further appeal) had to pay all costs. It was in the tens of thousands of euros. "oneri di costruzione" translates as "costs of construction" - would on the face of it be strange to pay to the comune. There are costs for the permissions and change of use (payable to the comune), maybe that's what he means? We found our Chief Technical Officer at the comune very approachable, we could go there and discuss our plans, options available and he was very open to our reconstruction. Additionally, in the future, you may be in the position of selling the house. Then you can be sure you will be glad you did all the steps correctly. Good luck with your project, it is all worth it in the end.
Hi Aussie family. We are kiwis living in Marche. As far as I know, you'll not be able to buy a used car in Italy, as you do not hold 'resident' status. My sister visits from NZ and uses the French car rental option as already mentioned in posts above. She has the car delivered to Rome, and drops off in Rome. She signs a contract to buy, but does not pay for the car, she only pays the rental charge. Even if you have to do the 6-month handover and do that in Rome it may still be worth while. Alternatively, do the mid-term handover in France (Nice for example) and include that in a holiday in France. I would advise the smallest 4-door car (or station wagon) you can get, because most of your driving will be around Tuscany and the villages in Italy have tiny tiny streets, hence why Italians are experts in small cars! It will be most unusual (but not unknown) to get snow in Tuscany. You can get snow chains if you are headed up to the mountains in winter (often they are required in mountainous areas, they are here). Another cost, if you manage to buy a car, the road tax and insurance in Italy is very expensive (compared to the UK). An option, if you know anybody in the UK is to go there first, buy the car and insure it in the UK, and drive down to Tuscany. You can buy LHD in the UK. Enjoy your stay in Tuscany.
We were obliged to purchase a parcel of road-reserve from the province (Ancona province) to gain access to our property. The province set €7,50 per square metre as the guide price. As we were in bidding with a neighbour, we were advised to go a little higher, and put a bid in (successful) for €9,00. Much higher than arable land prices as published, but fortunately only a few hundred square metres.So it all depends on who is selling the land, and how desperately the purchaser needs it.The notaio fees to purchase the parcel, doubled the overall costs.
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I agree with the posters above, it is not worth cutting corners. When we unfortunately found ourselves subject of a denuncia, one of the first things we had to produce was the documentation for the house and everything was gone over with a fine toothed comb. We were very glad then that our geometra had taken all the steps properly, up to and including abitabilità and registering the house with the correct castastral values. We were absolved, and our neighbour (after a further appeal) had to pay all costs. It was in the tens of thousands of euros. "oneri di costruzione" translates as "costs of construction" - would on the face of it be strange to pay to the comune. There are costs for the permissions and change of use (payable to the comune), maybe that's what he means? We found our Chief Technical Officer at the comune very approachable, we could go there and discuss our plans, options available and he was very open to our reconstruction. Additionally, in the future, you may be in the position of selling the house. Then you can be sure you will be glad you did all the steps correctly. Good luck with your project, it is all worth it in the end.
Hi Aussie family. We are kiwis living in Marche. As far as I know, you'll not be able to buy a used car in Italy, as you do not hold 'resident' status. My sister visits from NZ and uses the French car rental option as already mentioned in posts above. She has the car delivered to Rome, and drops off in Rome. She signs a contract to buy, but does not pay for the car, she only pays the rental charge. Even if you have to do the 6-month handover and do that in Rome it may still be worth while. Alternatively, do the mid-term handover in France (Nice for example) and include that in a holiday in France. I would advise the smallest 4-door car (or station wagon) you can get, because most of your driving will be around Tuscany and the villages in Italy have tiny tiny streets, hence why Italians are experts in small cars! It will be most unusual (but not unknown) to get snow in Tuscany. You can get snow chains if you are headed up to the mountains in winter (often they are required in mountainous areas, they are here). Another cost, if you manage to buy a car, the road tax and insurance in Italy is very expensive (compared to the UK). An option, if you know anybody in the UK is to go there first, buy the car and insure it in the UK, and drive down to Tuscany. You can buy LHD in the UK. Enjoy your stay in Tuscany.
We were obliged to purchase a parcel of road-reserve from the province (Ancona province) to gain access to our property. The province set €7,50 per square metre as the guide price. As we were in bidding with a neighbour, we were advised to go a little higher, and put a bid in (successful) for €9,00. Much higher than arable land prices as published, but fortunately only a few hundred square metres.So it all depends on who is selling the land, and how desperately the purchaser needs it.The notaio fees to purchase the parcel, doubled the overall costs.