She purchased three run-down historic fixer-uppers and paid just €3 (£2.66) for them in total
A woman who plans to retire to the Mediterranean has bought three houses in Italy for just one euro each. Rubia Daniels flew out to Mussomeli, Sicily, after hearing of the "one euro home" scheme which was launched in 2019 in response to increasing numbers of abandoned buildings.
The project manager, from San Fransisco, California, US, but originally from Brazil, said: "You get the property free basically and then it's expected you to spend €20k to remodel the exterior. In order to assist repopulate quiet areas where buildings have become vacant and rundown, Italy's One Euro house program was introduced in Sicily in 2019. All of the buildings need work and investment to bring them up to scratch.
They began work on the smallest house first because it was in the best condition of the three and quickly became liveable. For all the properties they plan to keep as much of the original features as possible, inside and out. Rubia said partner Kenneth is "very supportive" of the ambitious project. Once fully furnished, Rubia plans to list the property on Airbnb for the months she is in the US for some extra income.
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