Get as close to the base provider as you can. For example, since Telecom owns the lines, obviously their own customers will get the fastest attention (line breaks, modem burnout etc) and the best prices. For electricity, if ENEL is still a provider where you live, go with them. For natural gas, ENI is now best, especially if they have a physical office near you. Stay away from resellers such as Hera. Water from your municipality.
Not the title deeds exactly but what's in the Cataste, yes. The site is password protected so you'll need to ask your geometra to look and in any case you need him to see that what's there corresponds with your house purchase contract. It's well worth doing this if you bought your property more than 15 years back because when the cataste contents were digitised it was outsourced and is now totally riddled with errors - I mean totally!
Don't look for special deals. Insure your house fully with a normal insurer such as Generali via the local agent who will also handle your claims. Although a stone house is unlikely to burn down, if someone tries to break in, they will for sure wreck your antique door etc etc. If you live in an apartment, check on whether the people upstairs have insurance. If they don't, consider insuring them too - a water leak can do a lot of damage. Make sure you include third party liability insurance. If a plant pot or a tree branch falls on a car parked outside (or someone's head), you'll need it.
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Get as close to the base provider as you can. For example, since Telecom owns the lines, obviously their own customers will get the fastest attention (line breaks, modem burnout etc) and the best prices. For electricity, if ENEL is still a provider where you live, go with them. For natural gas, ENI is now best, especially if they have a physical office near you. Stay away from resellers such as Hera. Water from your municipality.
Not the title deeds exactly but what's in the Cataste, yes. The site is password protected so you'll need to ask your geometra to look and in any case you need him to see that what's there corresponds with your house purchase contract. It's well worth doing this if you bought your property more than 15 years back because when the cataste contents were digitised it was outsourced and is now totally riddled with errors - I mean totally!
Don't look for special deals. Insure your house fully with a normal insurer such as Generali via the local agent who will also handle your claims. Although a stone house is unlikely to burn down, if someone tries to break in, they will for sure wreck your antique door etc etc. If you live in an apartment, check on whether the people upstairs have insurance. If they don't, consider insuring them too - a water leak can do a lot of damage. Make sure you include third party liability insurance. If a plant pot or a tree branch falls on a car parked outside (or someone's head), you'll need it.