Guides for buying or renting a home in Italy
What to check, where to find the official data and how to read it, explained without jargon.
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Property value in Italy: how to work it out
How to work out the value of a property in Italy: commercial floor area, OMI prices for the area, floor, condition, energy rating, cadastral value.
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Real estate agency software in Italy: what it should do
Real estate agency software in Italy: features to ask for, portals, anti-money laundering duties, published prices of the main products and what to add.
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Buying a house in a flood zone in Italy: mortgage, insurance and questions to ask
Buying a house in a flood zone in Italy: what the bank asks for a mortgage, what flood insurance covers, the 19% tax deduction and checks before the deed.
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What to check before buying land in Italy
Checklist for buying agricultural or building land in Italy: planning use certificate, restrictions, risks, access, water, tenancies and right of first refusal.
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Solar panels: how much they produce in your municipality
How many kWh a year a 3, 6 or 10 kW solar system produces from Milan to Palermo according to PVGIS 5.3, how much the roof slope matters and how to check it.
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What to check before buying a house in Italy
Checklist for buying property in Italy: flood, landslide and earthquake risk, the area, local prices, condominium, land registry, planning and mortgages.
- Documents for buying a house in Italy: the full list
- Energy rating G in Italy: what the EU green homes directive changes
- OMI zone codes B1, C2, D1, R1 explained
- Property due diligence in Italy: the checklist
- Visura, survey, APE, CDU and area report: what you need and when
- Floods and earthquakes: how much a house is at risk and what insurance covers
- Flood zones P1, P2 and P3 in Italy: what they mean
- Questions for the building manager before buying a flat
- Questions to ask the seller before buying a house in Italy
- Free visura catastale with SPID: how to get one
- Earthquake zones in Italy: what seismic zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 mean
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