I saw an instagram reel yesterday from Scott Thompson of The Sicily Project. You can find him on tik tok @thesicilyproject or instagram @thesicilyprojects or his own website thesicilyproject.com He said what I have been banging on about for years - you need permissions to do structural work, and that various people who have bought a 1 euro house assuming that they can do the whole job themselves...
It seems that the High Court have turned down a government appeal and repeated that regional governments can decide on matters concerning tourism. The effect of this is a raft of regional measures about Airbnb style rentals. Last year Tuscany introduced legislation which allowed the region to limit the amount of holiday lets in a certain area. This year Emilia Romagna has decided that it wants to...
The latest edition, now the 15th, of Buying in Italy is now available on the buyinginitaly.com website of from Amazon - where you can choose an ebook or a paperback version. All purchases come with 2 years free...
The 2026 edition of Buying in Sicily is now available from Amazon, or from buyinginsicily.com Buying the book entitles you to two years free updates as long as you provide us with your email...