Foreign property investment in Le Marche - Il Sole 24 Ore

Posted on July 16th, 2008 in The property market in Le Marche | No Comments »

11% of all property acquisitions in Le Marche are made by foreigners. It is the most successful of all the (Italia) regions. In the last few years growth has been from 2% in 2003 to 11% in 2006.

 

Hidden Gems, The Guardian

Posted on July 7th, 2008 in Rassegna stampa | No Comments »

The Guardian, Saturday June 14, 2008

Jane Dunford on her ultimate hideaway in the Sibillini mountains, plus our top undiscovered mountain destinations

Sibillini mountains

The Apennines, Italy

According to Italian legend, the body of Pontius Pilate was dragged by wild oxen from Rome and dumped in a lake high in the Sibillini mountains in Le Marche, known today as the Lago di Pilato.

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(Italian) L’entroterra delle Marche segrete

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 in Rassegna stampa | No Comments »

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Agenti Globetrotter

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 in Rassegna stampa | No Comments »

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Rustici vista mare

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 in Rassegna stampa | No Comments »

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The Marche Country and Townhouse Property Review I

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 in The property market in Le Marche | No Comments »

Introduction

  • In this review we shed light on theproperty market in Le Marche which attracts foreign buyers, briefly tracing its developmentover the past 2 decades.
  • We define the type of residentialproperty currently sought after by foreign buyers and to a lesser extent by non-localItalians.
  • We examine price trends and commentbriefly on the impact of the global credit crunch and the exchange rate.
  • The data included in this review hasbeen sourced from information provided by Vinci Properties agents in the provinces of Ancona,Macerata and Ascoli Piceno, other agencies with whom we collaborate and specialistpublications.

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The pros and cons of listing a building

Posted on June 25th, 2008 in Restoring a house | 3 Comments »

Il vincolo monumentale

Advantages of listing a building

- For each restoration undertaken it is possible to apply for a government grant of between 30-50% of the cost including professional fees- usually 30% in actually given.

- 19% of the cost can be written off against tax.

- The State pays up to 6% of the interest of the mortgage related to the cost of buying a restoring listed building.

- Inheritance and purchase tax are lesser than normally the case.

- Rental income is hardly taxed at all.

- Property tax is around ¼ the normal level.

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Restoring a farmhouse

Posted on June 25th, 2008 in Restoring a house | 2 Comments »

Restoring a farmhouse

In terms of the cost of restoring a farmhouse in Le Marche, it is not possible to give precise figures because much depends on two important factors. Firstly, the amount of work that has to done and secondly the quality of the materials that are used. A good start is the “Prezziario Regionale” or Regional price list, which gives current cost of all materials and work.

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