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FAQ about Italy
- Passport;
- Marriage certificate or premarital agreement;
- Tax identification code – codice fiscale (on request from an Italian consulate in the applicant's home country or the local tax authorities).
Residential property maintenance costs comprise three parts: tax, utilities, and insurance. Italy introduced a unique communal property tax called imposta unica comunale (IUC) on January 01, 2014. It is calculated on three taxes:
- Municipal property tax (imposta municipale unica, IMU). It is levied at 0.76% but not on the real estate used as primary residence;
- Waste tax (TARI) – about € 100;
- Municipal tax for road maintenance, street lighting, and so on.
On average, the tax on an 85 m² apartment is about € 850 per year.
As for utility payments, they depend on the property. Anywhere between € 200-5,000 per annum for an apartment, depending on its size, while a villa with a swimming pool will be somewhere between € 1,200-6,000 per annum.
The insurance fee depends on a property’s value and usually ranges from € 300-2,000 per annum (usually 1–2% of the property value)
Yes, in Italy the taxes for residents and non-residents are the same.
If buying a new-build you will have to pay:
- VAT — 4% of the property value;
- Fixed registration tax — € 200;
- Fixed mortgage tax — € 200;
- Fixed cadastral tax — € 200;
For an existing property you will have to pay:
- Fixed registration tax — 9% of the property value (€ 1,000 at least);
- Fixed mortgage tax — € 50;
- Fixed registration tax — € 50.
Owners pay a communal tax of up to 10.6%. Income tax for individuals is between 23–43%.
Yes, in addition to the expenses mentioned above there are a number of additional costs. For example, the payment of notary fees at 2–4% of the property's assessed value. This includes:
- Cadastral tax and a mortgage instalment – € 50 or € 200 depending on the buyer's residence permit availability;
- State duty – € 230;
- property tax – € 24.71;
- State register inscription fee – € 90;
- Notary fee – about 1–2.5% (for properties priced between € 300,000-1M the fee is € 5,000-7,000).
I often have to warn clients about offers promising extremely high yields (7‑10%) and guaranteed rental contracts in the first few years of ownership. This is usually a sign of the property's illiquidity and the asking price being overestimated by at least 1.5 times. Buying such a property will usually involve paying for the 10% yield on top of everything else, and at the end of the guaranteed rental term the investor is likely to be left without the tenants and the chance to sell the property at a profit.
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3–4 %
Average rental yield in Italy
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1,800,665 €
Average property price
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The Buyer's Guide
- Prices from 1,000 to 15,000 EUR/m²
- Document registration in about 3 months
- Stringent requirements for non-resident borrowers
- The average tax from 9% to 10% on purchases
- Property maintenance from 1% to 3% of the property price per annum
- Review of an application up to 3 months for a residence permit
- Most popular region among investors — Tuscany
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Top-25 Italian cities
City |
Region |
Mortgage Rate |
Price per m² in City Center
|
Price per m² in a Bedroom Community
|
Crime Index |
Healthcare Index |
Average Monthly Salary
|
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Rome | Lazio | 2.05 | 6,341.67 | 3,033.33 | 52.31 | 59.20 | 1,469.15 |
Milan | Lombardy | 1.93 | 8,157.87 | 3,813.42 | 42.65 | 71.20 | 1,635.40 |
Naples | Campania | 1.79 | 3,445.08 | 2,105.00 | 54.86 | 55.30 | 1,082.26 |
Turin | Piedmont | 2.10 | 3,422.50 | 1,952.17 | 52.58 | 68.54 | 1,391.67 |
Palermo | Sicily | 1.98 | 2,133.20 | 1,450.00 | 49.05 | 58.95 | 1,204.89 |
Genoa | Liguria | 2.12 | 3,085.71 | 1,287.50 | 43.53 | 69.70 | 1,374.44 |
Bologna | Emilia-romagna | 1.90 | 3,490.83 | 2,334.62 | 44.81 | 77.88 | 1,388.72 |
Florence | Tuscany | 2.00 | 5,046.67 | 3,279.33 | 38.90 | 67.93 | 1,357.48 |
Bari | Apulia | 2.08 | 2,740.00 | 1,780.00 | 55.22 | 52.34 | 1,250.00 |
Catania | Sicily | 1.87 | 2,400.00 | 1,386.87 | 61.91 | 61.20 | 1,223.24 |
Venice | Venice | 2.94 | 5,210.67 | 2,850.00 | 31.99 | 68.35 | 1,500.00 |
Verona | Venice | 1.99 | 3,066.67 | 1,740.00 | 30.90 | 74.92 | 1,521.85 |
Padua | Venice | 1.87 | 2,333.33 | 2,333.33 | 42.76 | 75.41 | 1,347.14 |
Trieste | Friuli-Venezia-Giulia | 2.14 | 2,480.00 | 1,506.25 | 18.34 | 66.25 | 1,486.36 |
Brescia | Lombardy | 1.85 | 2,500.00 | 1,750.00 | 48.05 | 78.52 | 1,419.33 |
Parma | Emilia-romagna | 2.01 | 3,400.00 | 2,050.00 | 29.27 | 65.38 | 1,445.00 |
Modena | Emilia-romagna | 1.92 | 2,650.00 | 1,533.33 | 43.39 | 75.83 | 1,443.75 |
Perugia | Umbria | 1.87 | 1,766.67 | 1,308.50 | 40.20 | 59.07 | 1,200.00 |
Livorno | Tuscany | 1.92 | 2,135.00 | 2,450.00 | 29.41 | 53.47 | 1,251.50 |
Ravenna | Emilia-romagna | 1.90 | 2,650.00 | 2,200.00 | 31.57 | 69.07 | 1,166.67 |
Cagliari | Sardinia | 2.32 | 2,660.00 | 1,660.00 | 37.01 | 67.93 | 1,285.71 |
Rimini | Emilia-romagna | 1.87 | 3,466.67 | 2,666.67 | 39.91 | 86.67 | 1,400.00 |
Latina | Lazio | 2.05 | 3,000.00 | 1,566.67 | 49.12 | 67.00 | 1,600.00 |
Monza | Lombardy | 1.85 | 6,000.00 | 2,333.33 | 44.01 | 66.20 | 1,520.00 |
Pescara | Abruzzo | 1.87 | 2,333.33 | 2,266.67 | 31.44 | 46.53 | 1,750.00 |
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