Relocation concierge
Buying the house takes a day. Everything else takes a year.
Codice fiscale, a bank that will actually open an account for a non-resident, a surveyor who turns up, a notary date, builders who quote in writing, and residency at the comune. In order, in Italian, with the cost of each step stated before you commit to it.
Start here if you're not ready to talk
Explore a town before you spend
Our town guides are free to read. Paid Town Report orders are paused while we prepare writing, review and delivery. We are not taking payment for them.
Compare towns, local services and scheme information before deciding what support you need.
Check group orientation availabilityOr the Buyer's Kit — £49Six documents for doing it yourself: offer letter, notary checklist, quote template, bank walkthrough and cost model. A separate one-off purchase.
Property help
Tell Sam about your Italian property plans.
- Send your question and the towns or property you have in mind
- Any help, scope and cost agreed individually before a paid commitment
- No consultation booking or payment from this request
Buying Support
From offer to keys, without flying blind.
- Support agreed around your purchase
- Codice fiscale and Italian bank account opened
- Independent geometra survey commissioned and explained
- Scheme paperwork prepared and submitted
- Notary appointment booked, contracts translated
- We attend the deed with you, in person or by proxy
Your Relocation Plan
The move itself, sequenced — written for how you earn and where you are going.
- Which visa actually fits your income, and what it forbids
- The order everything happens in once you land, with the eight-day clock
- What each step costs, from the consulate fee to the commercialista
- The driving licence trap, priced
- Whether your comune qualifies for the 7% pensioner tax regime
- Rebuilt from your answers every time you open it, so it stays current
Prices provisional and subject to confirmation. Fees are for coordination and project management; third-party costs (notary, survey, taxes, translation) are quoted separately at cost.
Straight answers
Do you take commission from the sellers?
No. We are paid by you, which is the only way our advice on whether to walk away can be worth anything. Vetted local providers pay to be listed in our directory, and that listing never affects what we recommend to you.
Can you guarantee I get a €1 house?
No, and anyone who does is selling you something. Most schemes now run as auctions, stock moves in batches, and the comune decides. What we can do is have your paperwork ready before the batch opens, which is what usually decides it.
What does the whole thing really cost?
For a typical scheme townhouse, expect €50–70k all-in to reach a finished, habitable house. We show the working on every listing rather than leading with the €1.
Do I need to speak Italian?
Not to buy. To live there happily, yes — and the towns that need you most are the ones with the fewest English speakers. We will tell you that plainly rather than after you have signed.