{"id":604,"date":"2022-11-03T13:45:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T13:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/?p=604"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:36:50","slug":"acquistare-un-immobile-in-italia-cose-un-notaio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/purchasing-real-estate-in-italy-what-is-a-notaio\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquistare un immobile in Italia: Cos'\u00e8 un Notaio?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Purchasing Real Estate in Italy: What is a Notaio?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Buying real estate in Italy comes with its fair share of excitement and hurdles. Maybe you’ve rented a delightful vacation home in the south and thought of moving full-time, or the prospect of securing an\u00a0income-producing property<\/a>\u00a0in one of the country’s\u00a0top cities<\/a>\u00a0has become increasingly tempting. Whatever the reason, navigating the complexities of the\u00a0European buying process<\/a>\u00a0to realize your dream requires some know-how, or at least a willingness to learn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is a \"Notaio\"?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A notary or\u00a0notaio<\/em>\u00a0in Italian is one of the most essential figures you’ll across when buying a property in Italy. This individual is a public officer who is a cross between a lawyer, title officer, a notary public, and an escrow officer. He is someone who the parties must hire, and just like an escrow company, does not represent either party. Among other duties, the\u00a0notaio<\/em>\u00a0collects\u00a0taxes<\/a>\u00a0on behalf of the government, clears title, draws up the deed of sale, registers it, and transcribes it into the public records. His fees range between 1,500 and 5,000 euros depending on the type of property and the location.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Role of a Notaio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Besides the aforementioned, some key tasks of the notary include researching the public records to make sure there are no other ownership claims to the property, verifying the building permits and that the blueprints on file with the cadastral and city registries match the property’s internal layout, and certifying that both parties are legally allowed to sell and buy the property.<\/p>

A\u00a0notaio<\/em>\u00a0may also perform duties beyond real estate, including: consulting services, tax advisory, company incorporations and dissolutions, corporate secretarial and accounting services, trademark registration, local director and domiciliation services, legalizations, and apostille services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hiring an experienced Notary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hiring an experienced and professional\u00a0notaio<\/em> is paramount. You do not want to find yourself in the unfortunate position of having purchased a property with critical flaws or one with legal complications. Mezzanines are a popular addition to add square footage and are commonly found in apartments, though often they are built without meeting the minimum ceiling height requirements.\u00a0<\/p>

In such cases, the mezzanine must be demolished prior to the sale, or the buyer can seek legal ramifications for it not being up to code. As they say “buyer beware,” you’ll want to ensure the property you intend to purchase has been properly inspected and verified, especially on properties “sold as is”. Improper additions can prevent you from selling the property in the future.<\/p>

In a lawsuit that reached the Supreme Court in Italy, a notary made the misfortune of releasing the balance of the sale to the seller before the transcription of the Deed of Sale into the public records. By Italian law, the notary has 30 days to complete this task; however, in this particular case, the seller went bankrupt shortly after the sale and his creditor put a lien on the property, effectively seizing it from the buyer!\u00a0<\/p>

As a result and pursuant to\u00a0article 1, comma 63, letter c), of law no. 147 of December 27th 2013<\/em>, if requested, the balance intended for the seller can be held in escrow in a separate, dedicated account with the notary until the transcription of the Deed of Sale is finalized. For this reason, when drafting preliminary agreements for my clients, I always specify that the notary pay the seller only once the title has been completely transferred.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In general, notary fees are due at the close of escrow, along with other\u00a0closing costs<\/a>. Should you choose to transcribe the preliminary agreement; however, which\u00a0protects your down payment\u00a0and gives you peace of mind by making your offer enforceable against third parties, would be paid beforehand and amount to an additional 1,500 euro.<\/p>

If you\u2019re buying a property and need notary services, don\u2019t hesitate to\u00a0contact us<\/a>.\u00a0Spadafora Realty<\/a> has partnerships with different, among the most prestigious, notaries all over Italy.<\/p><\/div>

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L'acquisto di un immobile in Italia, che si tratti di una casa per le vacanze da sogno o di una propriet\u00e0 da reddito, richiede la comprensione delle complessit\u00e0 del processo di acquisto europeo. Il ruolo centrale \u00e8 quello del notaio, che svolge funzioni simili a quelle dell'avvocato, del funzionario incaricato del titolo di propriet\u00e0 e del funzionario incaricato del deposito a garanzia. Il notaio assicura l'autenticit\u00e0 della propriet\u00e0, verifica i permessi di costruzione, controlla la planimetria della propriet\u00e0 rispetto ai registri ufficiali e certifica la posizione legale delle parti coinvolte. Sebbene i servizi di un notaio esperto siano fondamentali per evitare insidie legali, come difetti di propriet\u00e0 o complicazioni legali, i loro onorari variano in base al tipo di propriet\u00e0 e all'ubicazione. Per una transazione immobiliare senza intoppi in Italia \u00e8 consigliabile rivolgersi a studi notarili affidabili.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":2,"rttpg_category":"Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Acquiring real estate in Italy, whether it's a dream vacation home or an income-producing property, demands understanding the intricacies of the European purchasing process. Central to this is the role of a \"notaio\" or notary, who blends functions akin to a lawyer, title officer, and escrow officer. The notary ensures property ownership authenticity, verifies building…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215269,"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions\/215269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spadaforarealty.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}