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Can you sort out the website so we can reply to questions?  Thanks 

Thu, 01/02/2020 - 05:07

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Fri, 11/03/2023 - 02:48

Deeds/acts of sale are held by the notary who did the sale (if he is still in business) or at the notarile archive - if you know the notary and the year he did it, or ultimately at the Conservatoria Dei Beni Immobili in the province/region.     You can find out when your Dad bought by getting a visure catastale storica for the property, or searching under your Dad's codice fiscale for what he owns in such and such an area.   

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 00:55

As a private user - ebay type - I have paid import tax on stuff from china to the UK, but not to Italy.    However, its very hit and miss - I suppose it depends on what you're ordering.  1 watch or one miracle drain cleaner will be different to 20 of the same thing

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 00:53

PagoPA is not a company, it is the national system for paying public administrations.  It is entirely designed, unsurprisingly, for Italian users, and will require a 'domiciliato' credit card for payments.   If the comune is sending you the water bill, its a safe bet it will wait till you next go into a tabacchi in Italy. 

Sat, 10/21/2023 - 01:13

If you go here: https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/d…

you can click on Australia and see the conditions for reciprocity.   It seems that Australia is getting more technical in allowing foreigners to buy, and therefore the same will apply here for Australians.  I thought the rules were for foreign companies and investors, but it seems that they are now being applied to individuals too.   If you check what Australia allows foreigners to buy, then that is what you are allowed to buy in Italy. 

Wed, 09/13/2023 - 00:58

You may have asbestos tiles, or you may have 'portoghese' tiles which are not Sicilian coppe and if its in the centro storico they may want you to change them.   If that is the case, you should have been told before the sale, as there could be an obligation to change them when you do work on the property.   

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 00:57

Project managers are not yet a recognised profession in Italy, so you wont find anyone certified - though they are due to receive a code in the future.  What you will find, as Alan says is a geometra (or ingegnere) who will act as project coordinator and help you find a builders, plumbers etc for your job, as well as do the relevant paperwork, health and safety and director of works.  

Mon, 09/04/2023 - 00:45

There is no compulsory earthquake insurance in Italy and indeed some areas are not insurable.  There are Italian companies which offer earthquake cover - generali ,allianza, genertel are just three, but its an optional extra to contents and buildings.   Also the problem for foreigners is that the policy can require the house to be visited at least every 60 days, sometimes more often, which isnt always possible, in which case you may be forced onto the more expensive holiday home insurance providers such as Intasure.  

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 00:38

You will need the cremation certificate or a letter from the crematorium, the death certificate and a customs declaration slip.  The urn must be sealed - which it will be when the crematorium gives it to you.  You will have the paperwork from Italy allowing the export of ashes.   When I had to do it for a client, I also needed a nulla osta from the mayor, but the funeral directors will be able to help on that, Im sure.     To be on the safe side I would stop and declare it.   

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 00:25

Its not just a question of registering.   You would need to open a partita IVA, (obviously be resident and tax payer in Italy) and have no other job.   You have to get the majority of your income from your land, and this has to be demonstrable.   You have to work the land for a minimum of about 100 days per year.    You let other people use your land, so you are not the coltivatore diretto here - and you should have a  contract for the rent of your land (even at a peppercorn rent) to not lose your rights. 

Tue, 07/18/2023 - 00:52

The right of prelazione is for those who are registered as a coltivatore diretto o azienda agricola, or have been renting the land with a standard contract.   If you are none of these and just a neighbour, then you have no right to first refusal on the land.