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Buying an Inherited Property in Italy: What Foreign Buyers Need to Check
An inherited property can be an excellent purchase. But before you make an offer, you need to know whether every heir has accepted the inheritance, who has the right to sell, and whether the property can be transferred without unresolved family, title or document issues. A large number of Italian properties reach the market…
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Buying Property in Italy With a Partner, Family Member or Investor
Shared ownership can make an Italian property purchase possible. But the deed alone does not settle who pays, who decides, who uses the property, or what happens when one person wants out. Buying property in Italy with another person is common. You may be buying with a spouse or partner. You may be combining…
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Can You Buy Property in Italy Through a Company?
Buying an Italian property through a company can be useful in the right circumstances. It can also create tax, financing, management and exit issues that individual buyers do not expect. A foreign buyer may consider purchasing property in Italy through a company for many sensible reasons. Perhaps the property will be used for an…
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Do You Need a Surveyor When Buying Property in Italy?
What a geometra, architect or engineer can check before you buy — and why technical review and legal review protect different parts of the same transaction. You have found a house, villa, apartment, trullo, masseria or renovation project in Italy. The agent may tell you that the documents are available, that the property has…
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Can a Neighbour Stop You Buying Property in Italy?
In some Italian property transactions, a neighbour, tenant, co-owner or agricultural operator may have a legal right of pre-emption. This does not always prevent a sale, but it can affect the buyer’s timing, price, contract and ability to complete safely. You have found a property in Italy. It may be a rural home with…