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Post by Jan on Apr 22, 2004 15:42:42 GMT 1
I'm looking at an apartment on Ciovo, but I can't find much information on the area.
(I know it seems a bit mad to be thinking of buying property in an area I don't know, but I fell in love with Croatia when I stayed in the elafiti islands last summer and I've been looking for somewhere to buy ever since. There isn't much available in the elafitis within my budget, so I'm looking elsewhere, and an apartment in Ciovo has caught my eye)
I found a bit of info on Trogir in Google, but whenever I type in Ciovo, it comes up with pages and pages of ads of apartments to rent, which is making me a bit nervous. Is it just a mad sprawl of apartments with no atmosphere, or is it just really popular? Any help would be much appreciated
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Post by Daniel Soric on Apr 22, 2004 16:26:11 GMT 1
what would you like to know about ciovo? actually all villages on ciovo are consisting more or less of apartments for rent. the historic parts of the villages is quite small and not that interesting (maybe except slatine). concerning the north shore (arbanija and slatine), it might be interesting for you to know that it is right across the kastela channel, and the international airport. on the south shore (businci and mavarcica) there are in august problems with water supply. if you buy a house in 2. or 3. row to the sea you might not be able to get water for days. thus you'll need to have a water tank... each summer there are traffic jams on the only bridge to the mainland , there are plans to build another bridge somewhere at arbanija/slatine, but who knows when they will start. the prices rose up during the last few years. for instace a land costs about 300 eur/m² 100-150m to the sea. houses (120m² living area) directly at the sea start arount 500k euro. by the way, it will be hard to get any building permission as there are already more houses on the island than it can baer... you might be offered socalled "touristic zone" land. this means that on every 1000m² (!!!) you are allowed to build a house of max. 30-40m²(!!!)... if i were in your place i would look for some property in sevid or vinjisce. these are nice places, too. greetings from ciovo, www.soric.de ;-) |
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Post by Anja on Apr 22, 2004 16:35:49 GMT 1
I have a house in Ciovo, not completed yet but if you are looking for an investment as a renting potential this is a good area.
There are some English people living there during the whole year and I think it is good place to live if you for example work in Split.
The shortage of water is a problem but to fill the water tank costs about £30 and this lasts for a while.
The houses in Slatine side are a bit cheaper.
Slatine side has a weekend ferry going from Split.
The house prices are higher because this place used to be a weeked home area for richer people from Split, so it was always a bit more expensive then other areas.
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Post by Jan on Apr 22, 2004 16:57:44 GMT 1
Thank you both so much, that's been really helpful. I really like the look of these apartments (and the price: from e58K), but I wanted to be aware of any drawbacks to the area. From what I can make of the map, the apartments seem to be just on the outskirts of Trogir where it spills over onto Ciovo
Anja, the reason we wanted to buy somewhere so cheap was because we didn't want to be stressed about getting rental income to pay for our holiday home, so your info about rental income has come as a rather nice surprise.
Daniel, thank you for the recommendations about Sevid and Vinjisce, I really needed some advice like that to narrow down my search
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Post by mo on May 10, 2004 14:06:40 GMT 1
I am interested in Ciovo, particulary Slatine for either a land or appt purchase. I have been told that a piece of land has 'residential' property usage and therefore it is possible to build a property on up to 30% of the land. It has been mentioned that there could be other restrictions and possible only 3% of land can be developed. I would be grateful if anybody could provide advise or an opinion
I have also received conflicting reports from Agents regarding the location of property on Ciovo. Some say the North side is better as it is cooler in summer, however others have said the southside is more sought after. Clearly it seems to depend on who is promoting what piece of land! An impartial opinion would be appreciated.
Also do you have any recommendations for reliable and professional 'property agents in this area? And also any recommendations for a tax spet and a trusted lawyer that will be independant of the Real Estate Agents
Rgds
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Post by cronautic dot com on May 10, 2004 15:09:18 GMT 1
as a southsider I would recommend buying at the south side (mavarcica, businci, etc) because as the north side of ciovo is looking right towards the airport and air traffic is growing....
however on the southside in most areas the water becomes very deep, so there are almost no beaches (e.g. gravel). when buying at the south side make sure that you have a freshwater connection throughout the summer months.
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Post by trag on Jun 29, 2004 14:26:39 GMT 1
We are lookng at purchasing on a new development in Slatine.
Am suprised to hear of the water supply problem in August - is anyone able to confirm this is a real issue and without a tank the property will be short of water?
How would a pool go in this situation? It has one!
Regarding airport noise in Slatine - not a problem, have spent quite some time there.
It is about 10 kms across the channel from the airport, however the runway is East-West hence traffic arrives and departs in that direction.
Living to the south, and 10kms to the south at that is not a problem.
It is peaceful and relaxing.
I would love to hear some more regarding the water supply issue though!
Cheers
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Post by cronautic dot com on Jun 29, 2004 14:52:58 GMT 1
as far as i am informed most pools in the area are operated with seawater. i am not sure what is the situation in slatine like, but in places like mavarcica there is no water allday throughout august. houses in the first row get water at night. furthermore in the recent years radio broadcast even warned of water rationing for some hours or even single days in trogir an even in split as the total water suply of the region comes from the jadro river.
in my opinion operating a fresh water swimming pool in dalmatia is the proof of a serious lack of responsibility not only towards nature, but towards your direct neighbour who might not even have the water to make a coffee in the morning.
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