Buying land to build on in Italy

Many readers we speak to consider purchasing land to build property, but for those of you thinking about this option, there are several important steps you MUST follow along the way in order to avoid potential pitfalls. In most rural areas there will be a ratio, fixed by the provincial government and establishes how many square metres of land you need in a given area per square metre of house you want to build. If there is already an existing “rustico” on the land, you will have to include the area already in existence in that calculation, and will therefore Read more...