Italy

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

Hollywood couple buy luxurious villa in Italy

Reports earlier this year, which suggested that Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would be announcing their intention to part ways, appear to have been quashed once and for all, following the purchase of a new luxurious villa in Italy.

15 September 2010

Buy a fractional home in Tuscany for 40,000GBP

The fifteenth century home in Tuscany which belonged to an ancient Italian family has been given a new lease of life following restoration and conversion work to create high quality fully-serviced holiday homes.

9 September 2010

Meet the film star hairstylist

Al Pacino, Sean Connery, Marlon Brando… There aren't many movie icons whose barnet Vera Mitchell hasn't got her hands on! As a film set hairstylist Vera travels all over the world, but home for her is currently in the hills near Rome.

1 September 2010

Own a piece of Italian history

UK-based Cocoon Sacconi Group have announced the restoration of Palazzo Sacconi, a former grain warehouse designed by Cardinal Carlo Sacconi and later modified by his nephew, renowned architect Count Guiseppe Sacconi (1854-1905).

10 August 2010