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Real estate purchase proposal in Italy: why it really binds (and what a foreign buyer needs to know)

December 10, 2025by Studio Legale Mauro

For those from abroad, the stage of the real estate purchase proposal is often the most “dangerous” of the entire transaction. In many countries, in fact, the purchase offer is an informal, revocable step with no immediate effect. In Italy, on the other hand, the proposal is not a simple “expression of interest”: it can...

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Preliminary contract of sale and purchase in Italy: essential contents, registration and transcription (protections for those buying from abroad)

December 9, 2025by Studio Legale Mauro

After the proposal (or sometimes instead of it), Italian real estate buying and selling is often structured with a preliminary contract. For a foreign buyer, the preliminary is the document that should make the transaction “solid”: it defines obligations, timing, verifications and economic consequences. If it is generic or incomplete, however, it becomes the main...