More requirements, a 2-night minimum stay, and entrepreneurship management starting from 3 apartments where there will no longer be tax incentives. The expected changes for short-term rentals aim to encourage landlords to target residents rather than tourists. It would seem that proposed restrictions may be primarily aimed at property managers who are better structured and who, despite higher costs,...

The Italian Republic protects the national cultural heritage, recognizing it as an essential part of the identity of citizens and a fundamental aid to memory. For these reasons, it guarantees its accessibility to the public. The reference regulatory code is the decree d.lgs. n. 42 - 2004, known as the Code of the Cultural and Landscape Heritage (IT: Codice dei Beni Culturali e del Paesaggio). This set...

Every citizen of the European Union has the right to their own privacy and to the protection and confidentiality of their personal data and information. However, there are occasions in which a private individual must interface with companies and entities that request to gain possession of a certain category of information about him. In the real estate world for example, agencies must become aware of...

Home Staging can be an excellent real estate marketing strategy when trying to sell your apartment. For a buyer, visiting a properly valued property can make the difference in terms of impact. Without intervening with renovations, it is possible to transform a property thanks to a consultation of a Home Staging specialist. One of the main objectives of this type of consultancy is to enhance the...

A.P.E. is a document that contains important information about a home from the energy performance point of view and provides a description of the characteristics of the apartment according to a 10-letter scale. These letters, assigned in a range between A4 and G, represent the energy efficiency of the property and are accompanied by a numerical value expressed in kWh/m2 per year. This document must...

Before definitively deciding to list your property up for sale, it is advisable to check that you have all the documents necessary to provide exhaustive information about it.  Getting everything can take time, and some of the essential documentation can be difficult to read.  Here is some information that can help distinguish two important characteristics that a property should have before...

In the Italian legal system, the notary is a figure who has multiple tasks, including transcribing deeds and preserving purchase deposits. When you are ready to conclude a real estate sale, he is the public official to contact to transcribe the final deed into the public registers. Before agreeing to complete the deed of sale, the notary carries out fundamental checks on the state of the property,...

When a purchase proposal for a real estate property is signed and accepted, it becomes necessary to ensure that the sales contract is correctly registered. To complete the registration procedure it is important to fill in the Modello RAP, a form that allows you to forward the request to the Italian revenue agency Agenzia delle Entrate. The Form Modello RAP can be downloaded directly from the...

Selling your property can be a quick task if you carefully select the right variables to position it on the market. Being able to find a buyer in the shortest possible time is every seller's dream, yet it can often take over 12 months to close the sale. The time needed to carry out your projects is therefore never predictable, especially if you make mistakes in the evaluation of your property which...

The view of Venice is characterized by strong Byzantine, Gothic and Renaissance influences. These are certainly the most famous peculiarities, while the city also welcomes hidden areas that only a few have been able to visit. Among all the hidden or less frequented places in the city, the gardens are certainly a gem not to be missed when exploring a more peculiar Venice. Not only does the city feature...

Carlo Alberto Scarpa, famous and important Venetian architect of the 20th century Italy, was born and studied in Venice at the Accademia. He began a flourishing activity as a designer at the Venini furnace, taking on its artistic direction in 1932. The beautiful Murrini, beautiful glass vases shaped by combining bright colors and minute geometric shapes, are born from the partnership with the Murano...