Borgonova

Thousands of Italian homes are being sold for a euro. The hard part was never finding one. It was working out which town has a school, a doctor, a phone signal, builders who will turn up, and a genuine need for the person you are. Borgonova scores every one of Italy's 7,896 comuni on real ISTAT data, then goes deeper on the towns with live schemes. THREE NUMBERS, NEVER AVERAGED • Need — population decline, median age, empty stock and the skills the comune says it is short of. • Liveability — school, doctor, pharmacy, shop, broadband, and how far the station, hospital and airport are. • Capacity — the local builders, electricians, plumbers, roofers and geometri registered to work the town, and which essential trades are missing. THE TRUE COST, ON THE CARD Every listing shows what it costs to end up with a finished house: deposit, notary, survey, translation, registration and the building…