Italian Legal Terms Translation
The following is a list of some of the common legal terms that are likely to come up when buying property in Italy and their English translations.
| Agente immobiliare | Estate Agent |
| Agenzia del Territorio (Conservatoria) | Land Registry |
| Agenzia Immobiliare | Estate Agency |
| Appartamento | Apartment |
| Architetto | Architect |
| Assicurazione | Insurance |
| Atto di compravendita | Purchase contract |
| Avvocato | Lawyer or solicitor |
| Bagno | Bathroom |
| C.F./Cod. Fisc. (codice fiscale) | Italian Tax Code |
| Camera da letto | Bedroom |
| Canone di Locazione | Rental Income |
| Commercialista | Tax consultant |
| Comune | Town Hall |
| Condominio | Community of owners / Residents Association |
| Costruttore | Developer |
| Cucina | Kitchen |
| Chiave | Key |
| Garanzia | Guarantee |
| Imposte/Tasse | Tax |
| Indirizzo | Address |
| Ipoteca | Mortgage |
| IUC (Imposta Unica Comunale) | Council Tax |
| IVA (Imposta sul Valore Aggiunto—currently 22%) | VAT (Value Added Tax) |
| Legge | Law |
| Luce | Light (but often refers to electricity) |
| Magazzino | Storage room |
| Mobili | Furniture |
| Notaio | Notary Public |
| Offerta/proposta di acquisto | Purchase offer/proposal |
| Permesso | Licence |
| Permesso di Costruire | Planning permission |
| Piscina | Swimming Pool |
| Polizza di assicurazione | Insurance policy |
| Procura | Power of Attorney |
| Proprietà | Property |
| Residente | Resident |
| Società | Company |
| Terrazza | Terrace |
| Terreno | Plot |
| Testamento | Will |
| Titoli | Title Deeds |
| Valore Catastale | Official value of the property |
| Vendita / compravendita | Purchase / Buying and selling |
| Visura | Land Registry Search |
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