Hi, I went on the Enel site and was able to set up bills sent to my email which I payonline using PayPal. My water bill also comes in an email , that one I pay at the postoffice when I return to Italy. My taxes I pay up front for the whole year at any bank, you don't even need an account. We used an agency , sort of like a quicktax for 25 euro to do the calculation and paid it at a bank. Good luck!
Hello everyone, Thank you for all the replies. As it turned out I was notified by estate agent that the vendor would accept only an Italian check or bank transfer. This was with less than a week left. I chose to do a bank transfer rather than risk trying to open up an account the day befor the Atto. Little did I know that the bank transfer could take up to 5 days to process! I informed the Notaio in case he could speed things up at his bank. Happily it arrived in two days and everything worked out.The only other surprise was a 500 euro fee for the bank to accept the transfer and for the individual checks to be made. I'm not sure if the process was confusing and last minute because the agency wasn't accustomed to a foriegn buyer but it seemed I was the one worrying and doing all the emailing. Having purchased homes here in Canada in contrast someone basically holds your hand and directs you every step of the way. As I said everything worked out and the very formal Atto with the vendor was a great experience.
Thanks I plan to do that but we are basically arriving in Italy a day before the rogito. It all seems last minute the estate agent plans to get back to me tomorrow. Does anyone know when the property taxes are paid I assumed it would be at our scedualed meeting .
I have a bank account in euro in Canada. They will wire the funds directly to the Italian bank. This is how I will pay the estate agent before I leave. I'm still waiting for his account details. As far as the larger amount for the balance of the property it seems unusual to wire the vender all that before we even take ownership. Thanks for your input.
I can arrange bank drafts from my bank to pay the vendor and Notary . It may be too that the recipients may have to wait for the checks to be cleared on their end even though they are certified here. This still seems like the option which makes most sense. to me however.
We haven't set up a bank in Florence yet , our bank in Canada was able to send a wire transfer a month ago for the initial deposit. It had the details of the name and address of the vendor that you mentioned. I am feeling a little stressed with just a few days left and no instructions from the estate agent. Would it be a leap of faith to wire the money to individuals prior to the rogito? It seems I'm doing the work last minute ,there has been little thought given to the process by the agency. Thanks again Melanie
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Hi, I booked an appointment online . It was the Centro autorizzato di Assistenza or CAAF.
Hi, I went on the Enel site and was able to set up bills sent to my email which I payonline using PayPal. My water bill also comes in an email , that one I pay at the postoffice when I return to Italy. My taxes I pay up front for the whole year at any bank, you don't even need an account. We used an agency , sort of like a quicktax for 25 euro to do the calculation and paid it at a bank. Good luck!
Hello everyone, Thank you for all the replies. As it turned out I was notified by estate agent that the vendor would accept only an Italian check or bank transfer. This was with less than a week left. I chose to do a bank transfer rather than risk trying to open up an account the day befor the Atto. Little did I know that the bank transfer could take up to 5 days to process! I informed the Notaio in case he could speed things up at his bank. Happily it arrived in two days and everything worked out.The only other surprise was a 500 euro fee for the bank to accept the transfer and for the individual checks to be made. I'm not sure if the process was confusing and last minute because the agency wasn't accustomed to a foriegn buyer but it seemed I was the one worrying and doing all the emailing. Having purchased homes here in Canada in contrast someone basically holds your hand and directs you every step of the way. As I said everything worked out and the very formal Atto with the vendor was a great experience.
Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragment!
Thanks I plan to do that but we are basically arriving in Italy a day before the rogito. It all seems last minute the estate agent plans to get back to me tomorrow. Does anyone know when the property taxes are paid I assumed it would be at our scedualed meeting .
I have a bank account in euro in Canada. They will wire the funds directly to the Italian bank. This is how I will pay the estate agent before I leave. I'm still waiting for his account details. As far as the larger amount for the balance of the property it seems unusual to wire the vender all that before we even take ownership. Thanks for your input.
I can arrange bank drafts from my bank to pay the vendor and Notary . It may be too that the recipients may have to wait for the checks to be cleared on their end even though they are certified here. This still seems like the option which makes most sense. to me however.
We haven't set up a bank in Florence yet , our bank in Canada was able to send a wire transfer a month ago for the initial deposit. It had the details of the name and address of the vendor that you mentioned. I am feeling a little stressed with just a few days left and no instructions from the estate agent. Would it be a leap of faith to wire the money to individuals prior to the rogito? It seems I'm doing the work last minute ,there has been little thought given to the process by the agency. Thanks again Melanie