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Craig & Mary

“We found the Garda Homes website whilst trying to source property around Garda in 2004. After contacting them, we travelled to Italy to view properties. We very much had to hope that we were going to be in safe hands, as we had no prior knowledge of the market, or the necessary legal process. Also neither of us spoke a word of Italian except Pizza, Spaghetti or Cappuccino.

We were assured that Sarah and Enzo knew the process, and had sold several properties to clients in the past. After only 1 day of seeing various properties around the lake with Enzo, we asked what it was like to take on a renovation project, and what the various builders and tradespeople were like, regarding time scales/reliability. Enzo assured us that he had the know how and the contacts to get a project completed on time and to a high standard. The property that we were then shown by Enzo, was basically a shell of 5 rooms. Not one room had any inter-connecting door or staircase, Everything was accessed from an outside door. The rooms on the lower floor (now the living room/kitchen dining room and the guest area) had not been used for any kind of living for over 20 years. The downstairs had evidence of damp too. The plumbing and electricity services were virtually non existent and in general everything would need to be stripped out and totally installed from new. The result, as you can see, is exceptional.

Enzo and his team have done a fantastic job,getting plans approved, and then carrying out the complete project in around 8 months from purchase to our first summer holiday in the property. The finish is to a very high specification, and Enzo sourced all the ‘non standard items’, such as stairway, baths, fire surrounds and the fire in the bedroom. We had to give 150% trust to Enzo on his selection of some materials and also some of the design as we were unable to give a hands on approach ourselves.The project was managed very professionally, and we have a home from home that we could not be happier with.

I would very happily recommend these guys,

Thanks Enzo, Sarah and the Garda Homes team.