The Italian villages selling fully renovated homes for £8,600 – so you can move in right away
AN ITALIAN village is selling houses for as little as €10,000 (£8,600) which you can move into right away.
A number of regions in Italy have offered houses for as little as €1 to encourage people to move to the area.
However, many of them are dilapidated buildings with no electricity or running water, meaning buyers face a huge bill to return them to working order.
Carrega Ligure, a village in the north of Italy a few hours from Milan, is offering cheap properties that are actually ready to live in.
The tiny hamlet has just 90 residents, with the houses ranging from €10,000 to €20,000, but buyers can also expect low taxes.
One 80sqm two-storey villa which has been renovated and includes a cellar, running water and electricity is on sale for €14,000.
Pino Ballestrasse, who is selling the property once owned by his grandparents, told : "This house, with thick stone walls, a huge cellar which used to be the stable, built-in closets and stoves, and wooden ceilings, is over 100 years old."
Not only that, but prospective buyers can also negotiate prices with the buyers who are keen to sell.
Latronico, a town in the south west of Italy, has even launched an online platform called Your House in Latronico to help buyers.
House prices range from €10,000 to €30,000, but anyone who can invest €20,000 in renovations will pay zero taxes for 10 years, the mayor says.
Properties for sale include a two-storey house with panoramic views, and freshly redone floors and walls for €12,000, while a modernised stone villa in the town square is €32,000.
The village is known as the "village of wellness" not just because pollution levels are near zero in the area, but also due to the local thermal spa complex.
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