Description:

Attractive Liberty villa with barn next door set in a peaceful position, within a bike-ride of the walls of Lucca.
There is a pizzeria and local shop just 500m away, and within a 3km radius there are several well known restaurants.
This property has great potential for a commerical use, such as a high quality B&B.
Villa has many original fetaures such as: geometric 1900s tiles, cotto floors on 1st and attic floors, 'pietra serena' stone staircase with wrought iron bannnister, 'mezzane' tiles and chestnut beams in the attic.
Villa - approx. 300 sqm:
Ground floor:
Original geometric floor tiles in entrance, sitting room and dining room. Ceiling heights over 3m.
Spacious entrance hall
Sitting room, with two windows
Dining room (currently used as a ground floor bedroom) with two windows
Eat-in kitchen with fireplace and 'graniglia' floor tiles
Single bedroom
Bathroom with corner shower, washbasin, bidet and toilet
Understairs door to rear patio and land
'Pietra serena' stone staircase with wrought iron bannister to first and attic floors.
First floor:
Two double bedrooms, with two windows in each bedroom overlooking front, cotto floor tiles
Double bedrooms with window overlooking land to rear, cotto floor tiles.
Single bedroom with window overlooking land to rear, cotto floor tiles
Bathroom with bath, washbasin, bidet and toilet
The three double bedrooms are approx 18 sqm in size, and there is space for ensuite bathrooms in each room.
Attic floor:
Four rooms with 'mezzane' tile and chestnut beams, cotto floor tiles. The ceiling height is 1.90m at lowest point, with small half windows under the eaves.
The attic could be renovated to provide further accommodation, after obtaining the necessary permissions.
Barn - approx 140 sqm:
Barn on two floors, rear side has 'mandorlata' windows.
Could be renovated to be provide extra accommodation or as a separate house.
Outbuilding:
Pizza/bread oven and boiler house
Outside space:
4,000 sqm of flat land, which is perfect for a tennis court or stables and swimming pool.
Variety of fuit trees: cherry, fig, plum, kaki, hazelnut, walnut and three olive trees.
Advantages:
This property has the perfect potential for a B&B close to Lucca, with a separate house for the owners.
Land is flat and therefore all is usable.
Potential car parking area off side road, for around 6 cars.
Weaknesses:
Renovation of barn and refurbishment of the main villa needs to be to a high standard, which is relatively expensive.
Distances:
500m - to nearest shops and pizzeria
4kms - to the walls of Lucca
27 kms - Pisa airport
28 kms - Viareggio (beach)
96 kms - Abetone (skiing)
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
Luxury homes, as defined by Italian property law, do not qualify for the concessionary rate of tax (currently 2%) available to residents, or those intending to establish residence within a year, buying their first house.

In these cases purchase tax will be applied at 10% of the ‘valore catastale’, calculated according to a number of assessment criteria which often results in a figure considerably below the purchase price

Agency fees are normally 3% of the purchase price, + IVA (currently 20%)

If an architect or geometra is employed, charges are generally calculated on a time-related basis. It is advisable to obtain quotes for any major works or renovation projects

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