Ugo is right: the government has passed a new law - a week ago - which changes everything for Italians who live abroad and want to buy a house. From now on merely being Italian and registered in the AIRE does not give you the right to buy a prima casa with the tax break. To get that incentive you must have lived/worked for at least 5 years in Italy in the past, unless you are planning to move and take residence in the comune within 18 months of purchase.
If you buy, you will buy as an italian and take advantage of the prima casa agevolazione, but you will be inscribed in the AIRE and therefore pay IMU.
If your parents buy they could be eligible for reduced IMU depending where their pension comes from - do they have Italian contributions or is it all from Canada? They could also buy as prima casa assuming they have no other home in Italy. They would also have to be in the AIRE.
Its tempting to save a few euros putting it in your parents name, but being practical, at some point it will have be transferred into yours with two successions to do, and all the costs they involve, so its a judgement only you can make.
I cant decide whether Ive met my first real life Karen or whether this is ChatGPT generated.
Either way, I hope you find a property, but would suggest that if you are a real person, you may not be well suited to living in Italy - I suspect you dont have the right character attributes to make for a happy life here.
Please let me know what a thermal strainer barn is.
It would be easier and much cheaper for the purchaser if the current owner was to change the destination before the sale. Would they be willing to do so?
Primo: If you want an advert, pay for one. If you post on a public forum you invite comments, which is the whole point of a forum.
Secondo: With the bare minimum of research you would know that a legally operating licenced realtor in Italy is a highly regulated profession. It is pointless citing real estate disasters in other countries which have no bearing on Italy or Italian law.
Terzo: It is illegal for foreign agents to work in Italy unless they are registered at the REA or use an licenced Italian agent. Anyone trusting their money to an illegal agent has no recourse in law, and can find their act of sale annulled as well as facing a 10.000 euro fine. Ignorance is no defence in Italian law, something which you would be well advised to learn if you continue libelling people.
Quarto: Your consumer association should also know the legion stories about corrupt lawyers and notaries, but you choose to ignore them. ‘Raking’ in commission shows a wilful ignorance of the tax system in Italy, but is to be expected.
Self censored no, edited yes – there is a difference. I edited my reply to not appear rude. You seem to have no such brake.
‘You have no idea who you’re talking to…. ’ I think I have a pretty good idea.
No you are wrong. The legal obligations of the agent go far beyond a mere introduction. The second sentence is also incorrect. HOwever, as to whether an agent follows his obligations is another matter, and here the buyer who chooses a crap agent is also at fault.
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Ugo is right: the government has passed a new law - a week ago - which changes everything for Italians who live abroad and want to buy a house. From now on merely being Italian and registered in the AIRE does not give you the right to buy a prima casa with the tax break. To get that incentive you must have lived/worked for at least 5 years in Italy in the past, unless you are planning to move and take residence in the comune within 18 months of purchase.
Which is exactly what I said, the 'immigration' to the AIRE of the comune where you buy being a given.
If you buy, you will buy as an italian and take advantage of the prima casa agevolazione, but you will be inscribed in the AIRE and therefore pay IMU.
If your parents buy they could be eligible for reduced IMU depending where their pension comes from - do they have Italian contributions or is it all from Canada? They could also buy as prima casa assuming they have no other home in Italy. They would also have to be in the AIRE.
Its tempting to save a few euros putting it in your parents name, but being practical, at some point it will have be transferred into yours with two successions to do, and all the costs they involve, so its a judgement only you can make.
Would this help?
https://www.edotto.com/articolo/imu-ridotta-per-non-residenti-con-pensi…
It's about as clear as can be in Italian legalese...
Or this:
https://fiscomania.com/agevolazione-pensionati-estero-imu/
Perhaps you should talk to the mayor directly.....
As you are continually inferring that I am a scammer, have the courage to say it explicitly.
NB: a barn or non residential building has no energy certification, my so called professionalism helps me to know the facts.
I cant decide whether Ive met my first real life Karen or whether this is ChatGPT generated.
Either way, I hope you find a property, but would suggest that if you are a real person, you may not be well suited to living in Italy - I suspect you dont have the right character attributes to make for a happy life here.
Please let me know what a thermal strainer barn is.
It would be easier and much cheaper for the purchaser if the current owner was to change the destination before the sale. Would they be willing to do so?
Primo: If you want an advert, pay for one. If you post on a public forum you invite comments, which is the whole point of a forum.
Secondo: With the bare minimum of research you would know that a legally operating licenced realtor in Italy is a highly regulated profession. It is pointless citing real estate disasters in other countries which have no bearing on Italy or Italian law.
Terzo: It is illegal for foreign agents to work in Italy unless they are registered at the REA or use an licenced Italian agent. Anyone trusting their money to an illegal agent has no recourse in law, and can find their act of sale annulled as well as facing a 10.000 euro fine. Ignorance is no defence in Italian law, something which you would be well advised to learn if you continue libelling people.
Quarto: Your consumer association should also know the legion stories about corrupt lawyers and notaries, but you choose to ignore them. ‘Raking’ in commission shows a wilful ignorance of the tax system in Italy, but is to be expected.
Self censored no, edited yes – there is a difference. I edited my reply to not appear rude. You seem to have no such brake.
‘You have no idea who you’re talking to…. ’ I think I have a pretty good idea.
Oh dear. I assume you have had a bad experience in the past. However, at least do some research before you start accusing an entire profession.
Professional secrecy - wrong.
lawyers, surveyors and notaries being affordable and competent - wrong.
legal obligation being theoretical - wrong again
As to the rest....it seems more of a conspiracy theory than fact.
No you are wrong. The legal obligations of the agent go far beyond a mere introduction. The second sentence is also incorrect. HOwever, as to whether an agent follows his obligations is another matter, and here the buyer who chooses a crap agent is also at fault.