Guides for home buyers
Guides for people buying a home in Italy: what to check before the proposta d’acquisto, with the legal sources and the public registers. Every guide cites its sources.
What should you check before making an offer?
The checklist for the week between the viewing and the offer.
Proposta, compromesso and rogito: what is the difference?
What you sign at each step, and when it binds you.
Planning and cadastral compliance: what to check?
Stato legittimo, building titles, floor plan and tolerances.
Is the house under a landscape or heritage constraint?
Landscape, heritage, pre-emption and burnt areas.
Is the house in a landslide or flood hazard area?
Landslide and flood hazard classes, and what they mean.
Which seismic zone is the house in, and what changes?
Zones 1 to 4, sub-zones and what changes.
What is the APE and when must you receive it?
Who produces it, when you see it and how long it lasts.
When do you need a certificato di destinazione urbanistica?
Mandatory for land, not for most houses.
What are the OMI price ranges?
Zones, values per square metre and their limits.
Which taxes do you pay when you buy a home in Italy?
Registration tax, VAT, fixed taxes, prezzo-valore and tax credit.
How much IMU do you pay on a home in Italy?
Main residence, second home, taxable base and rates.
How do you read the location data and its colours?
Each figure next to its reference, without a score.
What is the Piano Casa and does it apply to your house?
Regional volume bonuses and their limits.
The words you meet when buying a home in Italy
The words of buying, in brief.
Which towns have the largest share of territory in landslide class P3/P4?
The ranking by share of territory in landslide P3-P4.
Which towns have the largest share of territory in flood scenario P2?
The ranking by share of territory in flood scenario P2.
How many towns are in each seismic zone, by region?
The table of municipalities by seismic zone and region.
CDU, cadastral visura, access to records, technician, notary or Dossier Immobile: what to ask whom?
What the Comune, the Agenzia delle Entrate, the technician, the notary and Dossier Immobile each provide.
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