Buying a House in Italy: Where and How to Do it [Paperback]

'Buying a House in Italy is an excellent guide.'
-"The Observer."
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Part of the new "Buying a House series from Vacation Work, this new title tells readers all they need to know about buying property in Italy including raising finance, how to find and deal with estate agents, what inspections and surveys are necessary, conveyancing, exchanging contracts, arranging removals, and getting power and water connected. It also gives essential information for after moving in, from how to deal with builders to making money from the house by renting it out.
To help readers find their ideal home the book covers the entire country, not just those regions already popular with expatriate buyers, explaining the characters of the different areas, and the types and price of property available there. Special features include full coverage of the up-and-coming areas for those who want to be among the first to discover the new Tuscany or Umbria.
Everything one needs to know to buy a house in Italy whether for use as a base while working abroad, as an investment, or as a second or retirement home.

Grodon Neale has lived and worked in Italy for many years and has had much experience in restoring houses in the country. Buying a House in Italy was his first book and it is now in its third edition --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.