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The Buyer's Kit

Buying a house in Italy? Get your paperwork organised before you make an offer.

Six printable documents and a cost spreadsheet to prepare your questions, compare builder quotes and plan the buying process. Italian and English templates, ready to adapt. £49, paid once. No account needed.

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Open your private download from the order page once payment is confirmed. We also send a link email. £49 one-off.

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Read a sample: asking a builder for an itemised quote

An excerpt from document 03. The full kit includes the request, the works specification and a spreadsheet for comparing quotes.

Italian

Vi chiedo un preventivo scritto per i lavori descritti nel capitolato allegato, voce per voce, con quantità, prezzi unitari e totale, IVA indicata separatamente.

English

I would like a written quote for the works in the attached specification, item by item, with quantities, unit prices and a total, VAT shown separately.

What's inside

  1. 01

    The offer letter — proposta d’acquisto

    In Italy an offer is a document, not a phone call, and once the seller signs it you are both bound. This is a discussion draft for your notary to adapt, in Italian with the English beside it.

  2. 02

    The notary checklist

    The notaio is a public official who works for the transaction, not for you. They will check title. They will not tell you the roof is off. This is everything that happens around the deed, in order, and what each thing costs.

  3. 03

    The builder quote request — richiesta di preventivo e capitolato

    Italian builders quote in whatever shape suits them, which makes three quotes impossible to compare. Send all three the same list and they come back in the same shape. In Italian, because a builder who has to translate your email will not answer it.

  4. 04

    Codice fiscale and the bank — the two things to do before you fly

    You cannot make an offer, open an account, sign a deed or connect electricity without a codice fiscale. It is free and takes twenty minutes if you know where to stand. The bank takes longer, which is why it comes second and starts first.

  5. 05

    The all-in cost model — spreadsheet

    A planning workbook to edit: change the price, floor area, condition and written fee allowances and see the cash range change. A second sheet compares three builder quotes line by line; a third is the timeline of when each euro leaves.

  6. 06

    What will annoy you

    Not the things that stop the purchase — the checklist covers those — but the things that make people who completed say “nobody told me”. Read once now; read again in month three.

Why it costs £49

One place for the documents and questions you need next.

A €1 asking price leaves taxes, fees and renovation to budget. The kit helps you prepare questions for your notary, request comparable builder quotes and edit the cash range. Renovation tax relief depends on the work, your eligibility and the year you pay; the workbook does not assume a refund.

One price

£49one-off
  • — Six documents, printable
  • — Cost model as a spreadsheet
  • — Italian and English side by side
  • — Private access from your paid order page

Questions

What do I actually get?
A private link to six documents you can read and print. After payment is confirmed, open it from the order page in the browser you used to pay. We also send a link email; the order page shows its status. The cost model downloads as an editable XLSX spreadsheet; check that your app recalculates after editing. No account, no app.
Is this legal advice?
No. It helps you prepare questions and compare costs, with editable planning allowances and official purchase/renovation tax pointers checked on 4 October 2026. Your notary, geometra and tax adviser still need to check your purchase and circumstances.
Is it for €1 houses only?
No. The draft offer, notary checklist, bank walkthrough and quote request help you prepare for a €5,000 rustico or a €60,000 townhouse. Your notary adapts the contract and tax treatment to the purchase. The scheme-specific parts are marked.
What if I then book Buying Support?
Buying Support bookings are currently paused. The kit is a separate one-off purchase. If you previously received a credit offer, keep your receipt and contact hello@borgonova.com so we can review it before you book anything else.

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