| Abitabilia' |
"habitability' certificate issued by
the Comune ensuring that celing heights, window, safety
regulations etc. are complied with |
| Agente immobiliare |
Real Estate agent |
| Acconto |
refundable deposit |
| Bucalossi |
A tax on renovation work named after the minister who
introduced it in 1977. Conversion of rural to urban |
| Buano fede |
Good faith |
| Caparra |
non refundable deposit |
| Casale |
Farm house |
| Catasto |
Office of the Ministry of Finance which acts as a Land
registry for updating land maps and plans |
| Caasto certificate |
Certificate giving land registry details, ownership |
| Centro Storico |
Historical center of towns or cities |
| Clausola penale |
Penalty clause specifying amount payable fro defaultin
party |
| Compromesso |
Preliminary sale contract |
| Comunione dei Beni |
Joint ownership |
| Concessione edilizio |
Planning permission from the comune essential for an building
work |
| Condono edilizio |
Amnesty,by paymetn, for legalising past illegal building
work, essential for the valididy of te sale contract |
| Conduttore |
Tenant of a rented property |
| Delega |
Power of Attorney |
| Dichiarazione ici |
Declaration to the Comune for tax purposes to be made
by June 30 of any acquisition of a property |
| Diritto di abitazione |
Right to live in a house |
| Diritto di uso |
Right to use a property |
| Diritto di usufrutto |
Right of usufruct-which does not exceed the life time
of the beneficiary |
| Fallimento |
Bankruptcy |
| ICI |
Tax on property levied according to the Catasto value
of the property |
| Imposte |
Registration |
| Ipoteca |
Mortgage on a property |
| Ipotecarie di registro e catastali |
Taxes payable by the buyer at the moment of sale, according
to the catasto value of the property |
| IRPEF |
Income tax payable on the catasto value of the property |
| Libero al rogito |
Free on completion-meaning property is free of occupant
or is completed by the date of sale |
| Mutuo |
Loan or Mortgage |
| Mulitproprieta' |
Time sharing |
| `Onere |
Limitation |
| Percentuale |
Commission |
| Perizia |
Technical survey |
| Permuta |
Exchange of property |
| Pertinenze |
Appurtenances-garage,attic, cellar etc. |
| Piano regolatore |
Development plan drawn up by the Comune for zoning |
| Preventivi |
Estimates |
| Procura |
Power of Attorney |
| Preliminare di vendita |
Preliminary contract of sale |
| Provvigione |
Commission |
| Rendita |
Annual rateable value for a property |
| Ristruturazione |
Renovaon, rebuilding |
| Rogito notarile |
Notarial deed signifying the fianl contract |
| Separazione dei beni |
Separate ownership(married couples) |
| Sopralluogo |
site visit |
| Trascrizione |
The public regisration of any real estate contract |
| Trattative |
Negotiations |
| Ute |
Tax office which gives rateable value to real estate |
| Valore catastale |
Catasto value |
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