Name: fontana.broker
Address: IT
Price range: €€€

Question 1

Are all the towns in these regional collections eligible for the Italian 7% flat tax?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every comune featured in each regional collection sits below the 30,000-inhabitant ceiling of Art. 24-ter TUIR. A qualifying foreign pensioner who relocates to any of these towns can pay a flat 7% on foreign-source income (pension, rental, dividends, capital gains) for up to ten consecutive tax years.

Question 2

Why are the collections limited to small southern-Italian towns?

Accepted Answer

The 7% regime applies only to municipalities with 30,000 inhabitants or fewer, in eight southern regions (Puglia, Campania, Sicilia, Sardegna, Calabria, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Molise). The collections respect that geography exactly: every town shown is eligible at the comune level.

Question 3

Can I see properties in Sicilia, Sardegna, or Basilicata?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Those regions are covered case-by-case rather than as standing collections. Most of Sicilia and Sardegna sits under the 30,000-inhabitant threshold; Basilicata is almost entirely eligible. Reach out with a brief and a mandate is opened.

Question 4

Are these properties listed on the open market?

Accepted Answer

The collections aggregate three sources: standing local listings, off-market homes surfaced through the regional networks fontana.broker maintains, and small-volume mandates from owners selling directly. Individual properties are released to the public waitlist before going wider.

Question 5

What price ranges should a UK or US buyer expect?

Accepted Answer

Lowest in Molise and Calabria (restored stone houses from €30–€60k, casali from €120k). Mid-range in Abruzzo and inland Campania (€800–€2,000 per m² in town). Premium on the Amalfi Coast and Valle d’Itria in Puglia (€2,500–€5,000 per m² for restored stock).

Question 6

Does buying property qualify me for the 7% regime, or does renting also work?

Accepted Answer

Renting works for the residency test under Art. 24-ter: buying is not a legal requirement of the regime. In practice, almost every retiree who claims the 7% buys, because paying ten years of rent into someone else’s asset offsets a large portion of the tax saving.

Highlighted towns, by region.

PUGLIA: VALLE D’ITRIA

CAMPANIA COASTAL: AMALFI & CILENTO

CAMPANIA WINE REGION: SANNIO

CALABRIA: TYRRHENIAN COAST

ABRUZZO: BORGHI & HIGHLANDS

MOLISE: APPENNINES & THE ADRIATIC

See if the 7% regime makes sense for you.