I’m a Geometra and I can tell you that besides and good lawyer, you must find a good geometra who helps you in the process of buying your new house.In my 20 years experience I saw many people buying houses and finding many problems after the purchase.The most important thing to be done is to go the the Comune offices and control all the permissions of the house (drawings….plans, sections, etc.). In Italy it’s quite common to modify houses without asking permissions. Remember that the day after the deed you’re responsible for all the problems created by the previous owners of the house.It’s very common to find out problems not just after the deed, but when you want to renovate the house or make any change. At that point you’ll have to ask for an amnesty, but it means spending thousands of Euros.So my advice is : don’t regret spending a few thousand euros before the purchase, because it could mean saving a lot of money afterwards.
In Piedmont you can find beautiful houses for less than 200.000,00 Euros.Piedmont has amazing landscapes similar to Tuscany but houses are much cheaper!
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I’m a Geometra and I can tell you that besides and good lawyer, you must find a good geometra who helps you in the process of buying your new house.In my 20 years experience I saw many people buying houses and finding many problems after the purchase.The most important thing to be done is to go the the Comune offices and control all the permissions of the house (drawings….plans, sections, etc.). In Italy it’s quite common to modify houses without asking permissions. Remember that the day after the deed you’re responsible for all the problems created by the previous owners of the house.It’s very common to find out problems not just after the deed, but when you want to renovate the house or make any change. At that point you’ll have to ask for an amnesty, but it means spending thousands of Euros.So my advice is : don’t regret spending a few thousand euros before the purchase, because it could mean saving a lot of money afterwards.
In Piedmont you can find beautiful houses for less than 200.000,00 Euros.Piedmont has amazing landscapes similar to Tuscany but houses are much cheaper!