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Perfect Chianti Leopoldina Villa with Pool & Amazing Views
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Siena, TuscanyRef #: V57205
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Charming semi-detached (attached to another property to one side) country house with 6 bedrooms, garden, private pool and panoramic views for sale near Siena.
With marvellous views over the gentle hills and the bell towers of the city of Siena, just 6km away, a short driveway leads to a small hamlet dating back to the 1800s composed of stone farmhouses now all restored into stunning private homes.
Set in the most private and exclusive part of the hamlet, it was once the residence and art studio of a French charismatic illustrious painter – sculptor and multilingual poet, former informatic engineer, who chose this corner of Tuscany in the 1970s, and transformed an old farmhouse into a charming home boasting unique features.
The old courtyard has been included into the residence with beautiful natural light effects, the main living room highlights, in addition to a fireplace, a double-height ceiling with a scenic gallery on the first floor, a majestic effect making it unique in its style.
The ancient loggias on both the first and ground floors are designed as study spaces, reading room, library and creativity rooms. Large arched windows and plenty of light are protagonists in every room, offering wonderful glimpses of the garden and panorama.
The dining area with majestic glazed windows together with the country-style kitchen with a central island create a warm, familiar and elegant atmosphere. The outdoor loggia, in front of the kitchen, is organized for al fresco dining.
Also on the ground floor a guest bedroom next to the study, a courtesy bathroom, storage room, technical area, a second kitchen with dining together with a master bedroom with private bathroom, and a cellar in the basement.
The internal travertine stone staircase leads to the gallery on the first floor, central scenic hub of the entire level, with access to a study and a reading room in the loggia, to the main bedroom connected to a spacious and bright wardrobe room with private bathroom, to a second main bedroom with en-suite, two more bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The two study rooms in the loggias are suitable to be used as further guest bedrooms.
With a separate entrance from the garden, but easy to re-connect with the main residence, a terraced house consisting of an entrance hall on the ground floor featuring an open travertine staircase with hand-made wrought-iron balustrade leading to the first floor, where the high ceilings expose the traditional wooden beams.
The living area is open plan with a living room area with a wide arch window, a dining room and a kitchen.
A master bedroom with walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom, two additional bedrooms and a bathroom complete the floor. An ancient well made of terracotta bricks offers water collection up to some 40,000 liters to be used for irrigation.
All household utilities are connected to city providers. In addition to two fireplaces, there is also a cast-iron stove in the manor kitchen.
The pool has a paved sundeck and a shower/changing room.
The fully fenced garden encloses two access gates, a manor handmade wrought iron gate with cotto brick columns, and one secondary, both with driveways and accessible by car.
The orchard has 30 olive trees producing extra virgin olive oil for family use.
Overall well-maintained character house, some basic decorations might be necessary even though this is a ready-to-move-into property.
Because of its privileged location in a preserved environment but close to all services and the city of Siena, this charming home is ideal as a private residence to live with family and friends, a superb choice for hosting travellers coming every year in this stunning region from all over the world.
Type: 450 sq m/ 4843 sq ft two-story semi-detached country house with 6 bedrooms, private pool, fully fenced garden with driveway, orchard with olive trees
Annex: one-storey barn of roughly 30 sq m/ 322 sq ft with traditional terracotta tiled roof convertible into a guesthouse/cottage
Year of construction: 1800s
Year of restoration: last restoration in 2000 with roof insulation
Condition: good
Land/Garden: approx. 3.000 sq m/ 32291 sq ft fully fenced and with some 30 olive plants
Swimming pool: 5m x 10m with paved sundeck and shower
Layout:
Ground floor: porch with open loggia, dining room, kitchen, living room on inner court, main living room with fireplace, study, reading room in the loggia, 1 bedroom, wc, second kitchen, 1 bedroom with walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom, boiler/technical room, storage room and access to basement cellar.
First floor: double-height gallery, study and reading room in the loggia, main bedroom with wardrobe room and bathroom, 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.
Distance from services: 3km
Distance from main airports: Florence 80km, Pisa 120km, Perugia 120km
Utilities: Phoneline l broadband internet l mains gas central heating l 2 fireplaces, 1 woodburner l mains water + private well l mains electricity
Energy Efficiency Class: G
Address: Siena, Tuscany
Location type: Rural
Condition: Restored
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 5
Property size: 480 sqm
Land size: 0.34 hectares
A notary is a qualified lawyer who is employed by the Italian government. When you are buying Italian property, it is a notary who conducts the legal transfer of a property from vendor to buyer, and prepares the deed of sale, checks there are no charges on the property, title issues and with the assistance of a technician such as a geometra or architect, checks the property conforms to all planning issues.
It is always the buyer and not the vendor who pays the purchase taxes due and who pays the notary fees also. This means that it is up to the buyer which notary is used. In practice it is usually one of the local notaries and we can recommend which one to use and which one is cheapest, as notary prices do vary.
We provide a detailed list of all fees and taxes (including the notary’s quote) before you sign any contracts.
Translator – if you do not speak fluent, enough to understand detailed legal contracts, you will need to have a translator at the notary deed. Your agent or the notary will usually arrange this so you don’t need to worry about it. The cost varies but is often 200-300 euros. This can sometimes be shared with the vendor if they are also non fluent in Italian.
This depends firstly on two things.
A. Are you buying as a resident or a non resident?
B. Are you buying from private individuals or from a company?
If you are buying from private individuals, then the taxes you pay are based on the cadastral value – a nominal value which each property has and which depends on its size, location, standard etc – nothing to do with the market value.
Example 1:
House price agreed €100,000.
Property belongs to private sellers.
Cadastral value of the property €32,000.
Let’s say you intend buying the house as a non resident (.ie. you do not intend moving to Italy permanently and applying for residency).
Taxes payable are 9% on cadastral value €32,000 so €2,880 plus a few smaller fixed taxes.
Or, if you intend moving to live in the house permanently, applying for Italian residency, then as long as you don’t already own another property in Italy;
Taxes payable are 2% on cadastral value €32,000 so €640 plus a few smaller fixed taxes. A minimum figure may be payable.
Please note, you could buy the house as a resident and pay the lower rate of tax if you intend moving there and obtaining residency within the next 18 months. Don’t be tempted to do this unless you are definitely sure you will become a resident. If you then do not, you need to pay the difference in taxes plus a penalty of around 30%.
If there is substantial land (not just a garden) with the property, then 15% is payable on the value attributed to the land, which can be quite low, eg a value of €15,000 could be attributed to the land so 15% of 15,000 = €2,250 would be the tax on the land.
Example 2:
House price €100,000
Property is being sold by a company
Cadastral value of the property is €32,000
Let’s say you intend buying the house as a non resident (i.e. you do not intend moving to Italy permanently and applying for residency).
Taxes payable are 10% VAT on full market price €100,000 so €10,000 plus a few smaller fixed taxes.
Or, if you intend moving to live in the house permanently, applying for Italian residency, then as long as you don’t already own another property in Italy,
Taxes payable are 4% VAT on €100,000 so €4,000 plus a few smaller fixed taxes.
Once we know
– which house you want to buy, its cadastral value and who owns it (company/individual)
– whether you intend to buy as a resident/non resident and if it’s your first property in Italy
only then can we ask the notary to provide a quote for the precise taxes payable.
Other circumstances
Then of course there are other scenarios.
If the value of the property you want to buy is very low (eg €50,000) then purchase costs are likely to be a higher percentage as there are set minimums to pay for all fees and taxes. So on a €50,000 house, you are likely to pay 12-15% instead of 10% (non resident).
You might want to buy a property (being sold by private individuals) with your company. Taxes are considerably higher in this case, as they would be 9% on the sale price (not on the cadastral value). So it’s cheaper to buy a privately owned property as a private individual, not as a company.
But, in the case of a country property which is a farm/winery/agriturismo, these are often owned by a farming company (azienda agricola) , which has considerable tax advantages as you can buy the farm and pay just 0-1% (depending on the circumstances) on the purchase price in tax.
Taxes would be different for a commercial purchase, eg if your company is buying an Italian company (ie a farm or other company). Buying the shares of a company usually meets zero taxes, just a few fixed fees, and notary and accountancy fees.
The above is a guide, and once you have found a property you are interested in buying, we can obtain a notary quote for you, with a full breakdown of the taxes and fees due.
Notary fees – approx 1-2%, more for a lower priced property due to some fixed taxes.
Agency fees – in Italy both buyer and seller pay the agent. These are payable to the Italian agent (one of our partners) you view the house with at compromesso (preliminary contract) stage and for each party are usually 3% plus VAT. VAT is 22% in Italy. Minimums apply. Nothing is payable to Casa Tuscany so you will not pay double the fees, you will just have double the assistance!
Compromesso registration fees – approx €380 plus a part payment of taxes which is deducted from the total taxes due at completion.
Translator for the deed signing at the notary’s office. Required if you do not speak Italian well enough to understand legal deeds. Approx cost €250 – €350 depending on the notary.
Technical report for the notary. Checks all the planning issues of the property, making sure it matches the official plans, no works have been carried out without permission, gathers all previous permits, checks the house is sellable and not illegal in any way. Carried out by a geometra, architect or engineer and costs vary considerably, a minimum of €761 including VAT/ Please note this report is NOT a structural survey, that is an optional additional report you may wish to instruct.
Local council tax – IMU (formerly ICI) – payable only by non residents. This needs to be paid twice a year at the post office – no bill is sent. Most people use a local accountant or property manager to calculate it.
Refuse tax (TARI)
In some areas, mountain community tax.
If you buy a property which is part of a condominium, e.g. with shared pool and grounds, lighting etc, then there will be annual condominium fees to pay which usually range from about €200 to €1000/year unless it is a particularly luxurious property with many amenities in which case costs could be higher.
Utilities
You don’t really need an Italian bank account for buying a property in Italy any more as money is usually sent by bank transfer, although some notaries insist the funds are sent from an Italian account set up by you.
You could of course open an account to handle bills but bear in mind that some utilities companies refuse to arrange direct debits for non resident accounts, and some bills cannot be paid by direct debit.
You could always pay your bills online or if you have a property manager then send them the funds for settling all the bills.
If you do intend opening an Italian bank account, bear in mind that Italian bank charges are high . Usually there is a monthly fee to pay, plus charges for receiving money, paying bills, sending statements, etc etc.
