Opis:

Charming renovated Tuscan barn in a suburb of Lucca, with a good size garden.
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The property has been renovated to a very high standard and is light and bright. Many Tuscan features have been preserved: exposed chestnut beams, 'Mezzane tile ceilings, sone stone feature walls, 'pietra serea' stone stairs, 'mandorlate' windows.
The ground floor has cotto floor tiles and the second and third floor has light oak parquet flooring.
The house is on three floors:
Ground floor:
- Living room with fireplace, with original double doors out on to patio area with patio and sink area
- Dining room with fireplace, with glass double doors out onto large patio area
- Eat-in kitchen with Carrara marble work-tops and double sink; door to garden
- Cloakroom with toilet and washbasin
First floor:
- Double bedroom with two windows overlooking garden
- Single bedroom which is currently used as a dressing room, with one window
- Bathroom with large walk in shower, washbasin, bidet and toilet
- Delightful room with 'mandorlate' windows, could be a double bedroom or second sitting room.
Second floor:
- Two double bedrooms, both with two windows overlooking the garden
- Bathroom with hydromassage/sauna shower, washbasin, bidet and toilet

Attic:
Useful storage space, with skylight
Outside space:
Large pergola area, with cotto floor and vine covering. Access from dining room and sitting room.
There is a further patio area to the side with an external sink.
Fenced garden mostly lawn, where there is space to install a pool, after obtaining the necessary permissions.
Electric double gate and parking space for two cars
Garden shed

Advantages:
Beautifully renovated - requiring absolutely no works!
Weaknesses:
Close to a railway line - although only a local railway line and trains do not run at night
Distances
1.5km to walls of Lucca
26 km Pisa airport
27 km Viareggio (beach)
27 km Bagni di Lucca (thermal spa)
64 km Abetone (skiing)
76 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.
Energy classification: G Performance index: requested from vendor.
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)
4 Land registry + Government taxes:
a) 1st home, Italian resident: € 336 + 2% of declared value
b) 2nd home, or non-resident: 9% 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
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