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...