How much tax is paid on residential rentals?

If this amount does not exceed € 15,000 per year, it is taxed at 23% plus 2% of the annual rent. If the annual rental income is greater than € 75,000, it is taxed at 43% plus 2% of the total annual rent.

What is the property purchase payment process?

According to Italian law, non-residents must open a local bank account and transfer the full property purchase amount to it.

What documents are required to buy houses in Sicily?

Passport; Marriage certificate or premarital agreement; Tax identification code – codice fiscale (on request from an Italian consulate in the applicant's home country or the local tax authorities).

How much does it cost to maintain houses in Sicily?

On average, the tax on an 85 m² apartment is about € 850 per year. As for utility payments, they depend on the property. Anywhere between € 200-5,000 per annum for an apartment, depending on its size, while a villa with a swimming pool will be somewhere between € 1,200-6,000 per annum. The insurance fee depends on a property’s value and usually ranges from € 300-2,000 per annum (usually 1–2% of the property value).

Are there any extra costs related to the purchase of houses in Sicily?

For example, the payment of notary fees at 2–4% of the property's assessed value. This includes: Cadastral tax and a mortgage instalment – € 50 or € 200 depending on the buyer's residence permit availability; State duty – € 230; property tax – € 24.71; State register inscription fee – € 90; Notary fee – about 1–2.5% (for properties priced between € 300,000-1M the fee is € 5,000-7,000).

Houses for sale in Sicily: 22 offers

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Sea-view Mansion Constellation for 800,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Sea-view Mansion Constellation

800,000 €

Total area 295 m²Land area: 1,300 m²4 bedrooms2 bathrooms

Three-storey villa with a private access to the sea and a garage, Plemmirio, Italy for 1,600,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Three-storey villa with a private access to the sea and a garage, Plemmirio, Italy

1,600,000 €

Total area 600 m²Land area: 2,500 m²5 bedrooms6 bathrooms

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From 166,000 €

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Charming villa with a pool and a garden near Playa Grande beach, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy for 450,000 €

With swimming pool

Charming villa with a pool and a garden near Playa Grande beach, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

450,000 €

Total area 124 m²Land area: 1,000 m²3 bedrooms2 bathrooms

Fantastic 18th century mansion in the historical center of Noto, Sicily, Italy for 850,000 €

Fantastic 18th century mansion in the historical center of Noto, Sicily, Italy

850,000 €

Total area 558 m²Land area: 30 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Three-level house with stunning views of the sea and surrounding area, Castelmola, Sicily, Italy for 599,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Three-level house with stunning views of the sea and surrounding area, Castelmola, Sicily, Italy

599,000 €

Total area 400 m²6 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Renovated villa on the first line from the sea, Ispica, Sicily, Italy for 1,100,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Renovated villa on the first line from the sea, Ispica, Sicily, Italy

1,100,000 €

Total area 300 m²Land area: 700 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

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With swimming pool

Seaside Serenity Villa

840,000 €

Total area 115 m²Land area: 700 m²2 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Unfinished villa with beautiful sea views in Augusta, Sicily, Italy. Price on request

With balcony/terrace

Unfinished villa with beautiful sea views in Augusta, Sicily, Italy

Price on request

Total area 405 m²Land area: 1,000 m²5 bedrooms4 bathrooms

Historic mansion from the late 19th century in Acireale, Sicily, Italy for 690,000 €

Historic mansion from the late 19th century in Acireale, Sicily, Italy

690,000 €

Total area 1,400 m²15 bedrooms4 bathrooms

Estate with vineyard and olive grove in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy for 500,000 €

Estate with vineyard and olive grove in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

500,000 €

Total area 630 m²Land area: 98,000 m²4 bedrooms1 bathroom

Traditional stone villa on Pantelleria island, Sicily, Italy for 700,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Traditional stone villa on Pantelleria island, Sicily, Italy

700,000 €

Total area 200 m²Land area: 1,195 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Two-storey house a few steps from the sea, Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy. Price on request

With balcony/terrace

Two-storey house a few steps from the sea, Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy

Price on request

Total area 80 m²Land area: 200 m²2 bedrooms2 bathrooms

With balcony/terrace

Beautiful villa just 200 meters from the sea, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Price on request

Total area 270 m²Land area: 1,000 m²3 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Modern villa with a private beach in Pachino, Sicily, Italy for 890,000 €

With swimming pool

Modern villa with a private beach in Pachino, Sicily, Italy

890,000 €

Total area 162 m²Land area: 800 m²3 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Villa with swimming pool — Fanusa for 795,000 €

With swimming pool

Villa with swimming pool — Fanusa

795,000 €

Total area 265 m²Land area: 4,250 m²4 bedrooms2 bathrooms

Historic Building in the heart of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily. Price on request

With garden

Historic Building in the heart of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily

Price on request

Total area 2,500 m²Land area: 600 m²

Farm in 400 meters from the sea, Lipari, Sicily, Italy for 800,000 €

Sea view

Farm in 400 meters from the sea, Lipari, Sicily, Italy

800,000 €

Total area 810 m²Land area: 23,230 m²

Villa with a garden, a swimming pool and a garage, Trecastagni, Sicily, Italy. Price on request

With swimming pool

Villa with a garden, a swimming pool and a garage, Trecastagni, Sicily, Italy

Price on request

Total area 300 m²Land area: 2,000 m²4 bedrooms2 bathrooms

Green building Villa by the sea for 850,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Green building Villa by the sea

850,000 €

Total area 150 m²Land area: 1,200 m²1 bedroom2 bathrooms

Mediterranean Villa by the sea for 1,600,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Mediterranean Villa by the sea

1,600,000 €

Total area 306 m²Land area: 2,200 m²5 bedrooms3 bathrooms

With swimming pool

Luxury Villa with direct access to the sea

6,000,000 €

Total area 1,350 m²Land area: 15,000 m²13 bedrooms17 bathrooms

With swimming pool

Sea front Villa at natural reserve of Plemmirio

1,950,000 €

Total area 250 m²Land area: 3,500 m²3 bedrooms4 bathrooms

Similar facilities nearby

Luxurious historic villa with a park on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Belgirate, Piedmont, Italy

5,000,000 €

With swimming pool

14 bedrooms

Charming villa with pool and sea views in Andora, Savona, Liguria, Italy

1,000,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 690 m²Land area: 2,500 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Two-storey villa on the first line from the sea in Anzio, Lazio, Italy

695,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Total area 200 m²Land area: 700 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Traditional villa with large plot in Foiano della Chiana, Tuscany, Italy

830,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 375 m²Land area: 5,000 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Comfortable villa with a private garden, a swimming pool, a garage, a terrace and a Lake view, Lenno, Italy

1,250,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 250 m²3 bedrooms2 bathrooms

Comfortable villa with a private garden, a swimming pool, a parking, a terrace and a Lake view, Tremezzo, Italy

3,100,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 200 m²3 bedrooms2 bathrooms

Historic estate with a vineyard, an olive grove and a woodland in Sinalunga, Tuscany, Italy

1,300,000 €

Total area 600 m²Land area: 180,000 m²4 bedrooms4 bathrooms

Historic villa with its own pier, Decenzano del Garda, lake Garda, Italy

Price on request

With swimming pool

Total area 420 m²6 bedrooms6 bathrooms

Villa with a big garden close to the lake, San Felice del Benaco, lake Garda, Italy

5,500,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 628 m²Land area: 2,300 m²5 bedrooms6 bathrooms

Furnished villa with a private garden, a swimming pool, a terrace and a Lake view, Menaggio, Italy

1,900,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 187 m²Land area: 1,429 m²3 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Furnished cottage with a garden, a garage, a terrace and a lake view, Torri del Benaco, Italy

1,100,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 300 m²Land area: 450 m²4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

13-bedrooms villa in Stresa, Italy

2,500,000 €

With swimming pool

12 bedrooms

8-bedrooms detached house in Stresa, Italy

950,000 €

With swimming pool

5 bedrooms

7-bedrooms villa in Gignese, Italy

850,000 €

With garden

6 bedrooms

7-bedrooms villa in Intra, Italy

780,000 €

With balcony/terrace

3 bedrooms

5-bedrooms villa in Stresa, Italy

750,000 €

With garden

Land area: 600 m²3 bedrooms

4-bedrooms villa in Gignese, Italy

580,000 €

With balcony/terrace

2 bedrooms

4-bedrooms villa in Oggebbio, Italy

1,500,000 €

With balcony/terrace

Land area: 7,360 m²3 bedrooms

8-bedrooms detached house in Stresa, Italy

950,000 €

5 bedrooms

Spectacular villa with a pool close to the lake, Desenzano del Garda, lake Garda, Italy

6,500,000 €

With swimming pool

Total area 990 m²Land area: 3,000 m²5 bedrooms7 bathrooms

10-bedrooms villa in Meina, Italy

1,950,000 €

With balcony/terrace

10 bedrooms

8-bedrooms villa in Baveno, Italy

2,100,000 €

With swimming pool

5-bedrooms villa in Meina, Italy

990,000 €

With balcony/terrace

2 bedrooms

6-bedrooms villa in Verbania, Italy

640,000 €

With balcony/terrace

6 bedrooms

6-bedrooms villa in Verbania, Italy

1,500,000 €

Land area: 60,000 m²4 bedrooms

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