If you dream of living in an Italian town amid the enchanting nature, now your chance. You can buy a house in this town for less than one pound!
"Olulay", according to the Daily Mail in the mountains of the mountainous region of Barabagia on the island of Sardinia, offers 200 abandoned stone houses for sale at an irresistible cheap price: one euro per house!
Over the past three decades, the town's population has fallen by half, and according to thelocal.it, the town has only 1,300 people, most of them middle-aged couples with no children.
The town has a low birth rate each year; the Mayor of Ullolai has therefore decided to prevent a further decline in population.
However, you do not rejoice in this news. After paying the cost of the purchase, the buyer has to commit to renovating each house, all in a deplorable condition, within a maximum period of 3 years at a cost of € 30,000. He will sell his house if he wishes.
Despite the extra costs, the Mayor of Ullolai is confident that the beauty of his town, its charm and the fragility of its past will attract new residents. "My campaign aims to save our unique traditions from being forgotten," Mayor Evicio Arbao told CNN. Our pride in our past is the source of our strength. We have always been strong people, and we will not allow our country to die. "
In the past, Ullolai was the capital of Barbagia and its squares were bustling with traffic. Now these squares were inhabited and razed after families abandoned their homes, while young people left to live in big cities.
Many of the houses were abandoned and left to be eaten neglected for several decades.
Arbao therefore contacted former homeowners, including shepherds and peasants, and asked them to sign the handover of their homes and property to the authorities of the town.
After the approval of a special decree, those houses were put up for sale in the market.
Success appeared to be in line with his plan to revive the local economy. The first customer to buy a two-story house at a cheaper price than a loaf of bread, the retired building of Vito Casola and his wife, in the spring of 2016, lives close by in Sardinia and often visits Ullula, where the couple The opportunity that came after witnessing an advertisement in a local newspaper.
Casola has restored the house and furnished it with eco-friendly material, but it has preserved the old decor.
Casola is advised to move to this town for anyone who wants a "peaceful, healthy life" away from pressure. "The town has a delicious cuisine and friendly people.
After media reports about the town, the authorities began to receive home purchase requests from around the world.
By the end of 2017, the town had received 120 requests from several countries, such as the United States, Australia and Russia. Arbao says many of them are second-generation immigrants who want a home in their home country.
Due to the high demand for homes, the authorities have set a deadline of 7 February 2018 for applications. The application process will then be closed and the process of examining and evaluating applications by role and date of submission will begin.
However, for those who reject another option, a number of other towns threatened by a decline in population will adopt and adopt the program, including Monteieri in Tuscany, Patricia in Lazio and Lecce de Marcy in Abruzzo.