Maintaining a property in Italy: tax, bills and so on!!

by Antonio Anile

Costs of maintaining a property in Italy

Now that you have purchased your new home in Tuscany you must know in detail the costs that are necessary for maintaining a property in Italy!

Let’s start by saying that, when you want to buy a property in Italy, it is advisable to open an Italian bank account both because it will make the payment procedures more streamlined, and because it will be necessary to carry out the banking domiciliation of utilities.

How much does it cost to have a bank account in Italy?

The total cost of a bank account consists of a fixed fee and a part of variable expenses.
The main fixed costs are the annual fees, the fees related to any payment cards, stamp duties, and/or the cost of sending communications to the customer. Variable charges change according to the type and number of operations carried out (for example, the number of transfers made).
A survey carried out by Banca Italia shows that the average annual expense for a bank account in Italy is about 80 Euro.

It is important to insure your second home in Italy.

Home insurance can cover both expenses due to breakdowns and domestic emergencies of any kind, and those for damages to third parties, including in many cases also theft and fire insurance, mandatory for those who have purchased the property with a bank loan.

Insuring your own home is certainly a good practice, and you must always take into account the economic aspect of the matter:
The cost of a home insurance is extremely variable as it takes into account several factors:

  • Selected kind of insurance;
  • Overdrafts or deductibles applied;
  • Past claims, if any.

Such insurance can start from a basic level of about 70 euros per year.

Taxes to be paid to the Government for maintaining a property in Italy

The main annual tax to be paid is called IUC (single municipal tax)
It is a tax that includes 3 taxes: IMU ( not paid on the first house unless it is a luxury house), TASI (tax on municipal services such as road maintenance, public lighting, etc..) and TARI (waste, garbage). Anyone who owns a property in Italy, whether resident or non-resident, is subject to payment of the IUC, the amount of which is divided into two/three stages.

  •  IMU is applied to the cadastral value of the property plus 5%. The amount must be further multiplied by the coefficient corresponding to the cadastral category. The basic rate for second homes is 0.76%, but the municipality may decide to increase or decrease it by 0.3%.
  •  The same is true for TASI. But we must also consider that the sum of TASI and TARI cannot exceed 10.6%.
  • TARI is calculated basing on the square meters of the estate.

To all this, for maintaining a property in Italy, you have to add:

– Utilities

Electricity, water, heating, telephone, gas usually require the payment of a fixed plus a part on consumption.

– Condo fees

If you buy a property that is part of a residential building, you will have to pay a condo fee that will vary depending on the size and type of the residential building.

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