We do all the hard work, searching through dozens of estate agents’ books, scouring the local classifieds and free press, liasing with reliable, qualified agents in your chosen area to come up with a preliminary shortlist of properties for your first viewing trip based on your requirements and budget.

It makes sense to make sure you have someone with expertise and experience on your side, on location and not stuck in an office in a completely different country.

The first trip will consist of two solid days of viewing, usually between 12 and 20 apartments, villas or houses in your chosen area of Lake Garda, depending on your specifications. This may seem like a lot, but during your first trip we try to spread the net as wide as possible, as we are still getting to know you and your requirements, and often we (and you) cannot tell what might or might not suit until you see the properties in person.

On several occasions, clients have ended up buying properties that were the complete opposite of what they thought they were looking for, so, during this first trip at least, we try to be as flexible as possible while still providing a focused, targeted search customized for you.

As we sift through the market before you arrive, most of the hard work has already been done, meaning that during those two days you will see the very best the entire market for the area has to offer – not just the properties listed by certain agents – and, as a result, most of our clients manage to find their perfect home on the very first visit.

However, if that’s not the case for you, our service includes return airport transfers for up to three two-day viewing trips within a six month period, and all transport and on-site interpreting during viewings with local agents and vendors until you find the perfect home or investment for you.

Remember: we are working only for you, the buyer. We have many trusted local agents we work with but are not affiliated with them and work purely in your interests. Italian estate agents are required by law to be completely impartial, but will naturally lean towards the interests of the vendor, especially if it’s a local developer they want to keep good relations with for the future!

1. By condensing months of searching into short but intense, well-organized viewing trips of apartments, villas and houses, with simultaneous interpreting and translations, transport and optional photo/video recording of properties.
2. You get to view the best available options suiting your requirements and budget from the entire property market. Why limit yourself to only those agents who can speak English, or who advertise internationally on the Internet? They represent a tiny sample of what is really available to Italian buyers. We’ll put you on an equal footing with them.
3. There are no conflicts of interest, as we are not linked to any estate agent, which means that you will be getting the best, independent advice. from a team with years of hands-on experience in the Lake Garda property and rental markets. We will not pressure you into buying a given property: we don’t need to, because we are independent and working solely for you. Nor will we give up on you. We know that the satisfaction of our clients will is vital to our long-term future development.
4. We do all the legwork prior to viewing, saving you thousands in wasted flights and hotel bills.
5. We will protect you from agents who try to inflate property prices for foreign buyers. While Agents and sellers treat us well as we are, in their eyes, a source of qualified buyers, they know us and respect us. They won’t even try to pull the wool over your eyes if we are present.
6. We can, and will, verify every word the agent or seller tells you.
7. We are totally independent, and therefore impartial. We will give honest advice on the properties we are viewing, warts and all.
8. We know the areas intimately, with the Italian half of the Garda Homes partnership born and having lived and worked in the area all his life, and the other having lived and worked here for nearly fourteen years. Unlike generalist property finders for the whole of Italy, we specialise in Lake Garda only and are “on the ground” at all times.
9. Our services do not stop at finding the property: once you’ve found your Lake Garda home, that’s when the real work starts. Checking the title, running land registry searches, translating contracts, liasing with the estate agent, notary, geometra, and seller, arranging completion, set-up of bank accounts, utility connections, payment of local property taxes…

Simply put? Don’t buy property on Lake Garda without us.

But don’t take out word for it. This is what one of our clients wrote to us shortly after their first (successful) viewing trip:

“On our last day which we kept free to enjoy the area on our own, we met someone who had been visiting Lake Garda for a number of months in a bid to find a property. She explained the entire trauma she had gone through and the difficulties she had encountered (that you warned us about). She wished that she had known about your firm. It would have saved her endless fruitless visits and problems with agents and vendors…”

Why not find out whether your Lake Garda property requirements are feasible? Contact us today for a free, no obligation consultation.

(top photograph by Janet Czekirda)

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If you are just thinking of buying property on Lake Garda or have already started looking for property for sale, we can help.

We are a bridge

We work exclusively for you, the UK or US buyer. Unlike an estate agent, we are not “selling” anything: we are helping you to find and buy the right property on Lake Garda for you, regardless of its source, providing a “bridge” between the Italian property market and you, the overseas buyer.

Equal footing

We search the property market thoroughly, sifting through hundreds of properties listed with the 250-plus estate agents around the lake, as well as private sellers and developers, through classified ads, the internet, and traditional shop windows. We are often able to gain information before a property hits the market, and estate agents view us as a source of qualified buyers. We consider it one of our most important jobs to find the right Lake Garda property for you at a fair market price, not one with a price inflated specially for foreign buyers. Our primary aim is to put you on an equal footing with any other Italian buyer.

Experts in the area

By retaining our services, we can help you find your Lake Garda property, then help you through the maze of red tape that inevitably accompanies the process. Throughout the search, negotiating and conveyancing stages (and beyond), our bilingual staff will pass on their expert knowledge, contacts and experience, fending off potential problems before they occur and ensuring that your experience is as stress-free and efficient as possible.

Rental Management

If you are buying as an investment, and would like to let your Lake Garda property, we offer a comprehensive rental program, in which we handle all aspects of marketing, bookings, keyholding, changeovers and general property management.
There are three ways to use this site, and our services.
Firstly, you can search for Lake Garda property for sale listed by estate agents, and if you see something you like, you can contact the agent direct. Your message will go straight to them (and we make sure, before they are allowed to list, that they are properly qualified and registered to practice in Italy as estate agents). If they don’t reply or have trouble with English, we are on hand to help. This is part of the service we offer the estate agents: helping them communicate with potential English speaking buyers.

We also provide many other services such as project management, property surveys, ordering of land registry title searches.
Alternatively, you can sign up for our property search and finding package. In this way, we work solely for you the buyer, and search the books of agents not included on this site (as well as those shown here) to explore the market in as complete a manner possible. Included in our services are all those listed above, plus transport (including airport transfers) right up to completion. It is extremely efficient also if you have little time for viewings and can’t afford to waste endless trips out to Italy time and time again for new searches – we do all the leg work for you. Contact us to find out more and discuss our rates and how we can save you time and money when searching for Lake Garda property.

Finally, if you have found a property you like on your own initiative, and need our expert help in making that all important offer, carrying out land registry searches, ordering surveys, providing legal translations, helping you set up utilities and arrange deliveries of furniture, then we can still help you. Just contact us with the details of your requirements and we will provide you with a competitive quote.