Spacious Tuscan country house built in 1920s, with good size fenced garden and pleasant views of lake and surrounding hills
The property was completely renovated about 7 years ago, care has been taken to maintain the original features such as the floor tiles on the first floor, 'pietraserena' stone stairs and wrought iron balustrade.
The house is located just a short walk from a food shop and take-away pizzeria
The house is on two floors:
Ground floor:
- Spacious entrance hall with attractive staircase up to the first floor
- Bathroom with shower, basin and toilet
- Huge double doors from the garden into the dining room
- Large sitting room with french doors out into garden. Wood burning stove
- Good size kitchen with cooking-island and abundant cupboard and storage space, granite worktops, double sink, french doors out onto a paved patio area for outside meals
- Games room / second sitting room with double french doors into garden
- Storage room with access to garden. Laundry area with washing machine and dryer. Two cupboards with the boilers: one boiler for the ground floor central heating and hot water; the other boiler for the 1st floor central heating. Water softner.
First floor:
Five double bedrooms
Family bathroom with bath, separate shower, basin, bidet and toilet
Second bathroom with bath, basin, bidet and toilet
Two storage rooms, one with a window
Outbuildings:
Carport and wooden shed, for garden equipment
Outside space:
Fenced garden of approximately 3,000sqm with a good selection of fruit trees: peach, nectarine, apple, pear, plum, cherry, fig, sharon fruit and raspberry canes.
Attractive ornamental shrubs, roses and grass
Large paved patio area for outside meals
Planning permission has been obtained for the installation of a swimming pool
Advantages:
Ready to move into - no works required
Weaknesses:
Cost of installing the pool
Distances:
12 km Lucca
26 km Montecatini Terme (thermal spa)
31 Pisa airport
37 km Viareggio (beach and yacht harbour)
70 km Florence
Please note that any utility services, heating system or appliances have not been tested and no warranty can be given or implied as to their working order
Additional costs
1 Agency charges amount to a minimum of € 1,500, otherwise up to 3% of purchase price (see our SERVICES page for a full description of the assistance we provide)
2 Investigation of existing ownership and boundaries of a property, normally carried out by a geometra, generally costs from € 750 plus, as a rule, 1% of the purchase price
3 Notary fees are based on the declared value for tax purposes. There is no published tariff but experience points to about 3% on lower value properties, perhaps 2% on higher value
Please note that all professional fees are subject to IVA (Italian purchase tax) at 20%
4 Land registry + Government taxes:
a) 1st home, Italian resident: € 336 + 3% of declared value
b) 2nd home, or non-resident: 10% of declared value
c) agricultural land: 18% of declared value
Declared values are determined by the notary at the time of the rogito (final contract). Villatua recommends all prospective purchasers to seek advice on likely tax obligations, as individual circumstances may alter the amount significantly
Property for sale in Tuscany: Tuscan property for sale, villa near Lucca
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