Buying a house in italy?

[u25kr]

While on holiday in Tuscany we had a look at some properties. Initially we were just looking around with the intention to buy in the future, hence we hadn't looked into the financial aspects in any detail. However we will be in the position later this year of being able to put down a 50% deposit on a property if we choose. Has anyone bought a second home in Italy and would care to comment on the process? For example is it better to get a UK or Italian mortgage? For information i do not plan to rent it out, and it will be a second home for a number of years; we might move to Italy permanently but it is a few years away.


Thanks in advance