It would seem so:
Submitted by Andiamo on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 14:48In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
It would seem so: http://www.barclays.it/International_Buying_Italy_Mortgage_Costs.aspx It all seems to be pretty straightforward. Good luck!
I wouldnt bet on it
Submitted by Ram on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 02:30In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Barclays has been retrenching in Italy as teir performance has been pretty cr(P. Branches clsoing etc. And deservedly so - they will cherry pick what they want to lend on - so nothing in the country, nothing in stone, etc - if you have an office in Milan you may get lucky. They tell you this after you have spent 6 months waiting for them to come back to you and also spent for the survey etc - (not that Im bitter? - same goes for BNP) As with everywhere else, mortgages are now very difficult to come by and the qualifiers change with the wind. Unless you have huge equity in the UK and fabulous incomes, I think getting anyone to lend at the moment will not be easy. Good luck.
Mortgage ?
Submitted by Ugo on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:15In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We tried for several months
Submitted by Penny on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 05:28In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We tried for several months to get a mortgage here in Italy and it was impossible. In my experience the banks are only lending to pensioners or those with an indeterminate full-time contract or public sector employees. I'm self-employed so no chance. I also rang some UK lenders who said they knew no UK lenders who were lending against Italian property. This was about 8-12 months ago. I can't imagine it's improved..... If you can, raise the money against your UK house.
Try Ugo :)
Submitted by Ugo on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 11:31In reply to We tried for several months by Penny
Shame we didn't know you then
Submitted by Penny on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 12:03In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to Shame we didn't know you then by Penny