Italy

Connect Overseas launches mortgages for homes in Italy

International mortgage advisers Connect Overseas has launched a wide selection of mortgages for intermediaries with clients looking to buy a home in Italy.

18 May 2011

Isle for an Isle

If you're a slave to Mediterranean living with an Italian twist, a second home in Sicily or Sardinia could be for you, especially as both are now served by low cost airlines. We help you choose between these two unspoilt gems.

1 May 2011

Sixteenth century focal point for Tuscany property owners

A sixteenth century Italian villa, which was once home to ancient and influential Italian families linked to the Medici, is to be restored to create an exclusive clubhouse for use by...

1 April 2011

Magical Le Marche

With stunning hilltop villages, exciting mountains, unspoilt beaches and cheaper homes than the neighbouring regions, Le Marche in Italy should be on the radar of anyone in search of la dolce vita.

1 April 2011

Fractional homes in Italy launched

Italy property firm Appassionata, which is owned and managed by a family from the East Midlands, has launched two new homes in Italy which are available to buy on a fractional ownership basis.

24 March 2011

Alison Bruce, Villa Bossi Pucci

Brits wind up working as property agents abroad for all sorts of reasons and many have great stories to tell. For Alison Bruce, a decision to start selling Tuscan holiday homes stemmed from a chance encounter with a neighbour

1 March 2011

Restoring an old mill

When Dominic and Sarah Gothard restored a dilapidated mill they didn't choose the easy option – they lived on site with their three children. Here Sarah tells us more…

1 March 2011

Jobless, homeless and confused. Jonnie and Jasmine help Jayne and Hendrick decide on their perfect house

Jasmine Harman and Jonnie Irwin chat about helping house-hunters Jayne and Hendrick, who appear in series five of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away ? find their "perfect house"...

1 March 2011

Affordable Italy property initiative

People seeking to buy a slice of a holiday home in Italy could be interested in the Private Residence Club which has been introduced by Peter Kempf International for an Italy property development by Milan-based developer, Il Sasso srl.

23 February 2011

Affordable homes in Tuscany

New luxurious holiday homes in Tuscany have been made available to buy through a newly introduced private residence club which enables purchasers to buy a one-tenth interest in a particular home and then to have unlimited use of all the residences in that category, subject to reservation policies.

24 January 2011

Be my guest in... Southern Italy

When it comes to attracting holiday lets, character homes often have an edge over run-of-the-mill properties, as the Pearsons, who own a 'trullo' in Puglia, will tell you…

1 October 2010

Italy property market looks ripe for investors

Overseas property investors should consider buying property in Italy, despite the struggling economies of neighbouring eurozone countries Greece, Portugal and Spain, according to according to Henderson Global Investors.

16 September 2010