Price Negotiation

This is an area in which we excel and where we gain immense satisfaction.
One half of Garda Homes is an Italian geometra, which is a sort of cross between an architect and surveyor, who will undertake all price negotiations on your behalf. Not only is he native to the area, language and dialect but is [...]

Legal Translations

Garda Homes provides legal translations of all documentation regarding your purchase, carried out by a qualified Italian to English translator specialising in Italian property law. Understanding precisely what you are signing when buying property in Lake Garda, or indeed anywhere in Italy, is vital. We provide professional translations of the offer (proposta di acquisto), preliminary contract (preliminare di vendita or compromesso) as well as the final deed (rogito) and mortgage documents if applicable.

Pre- and Post-Completion Formalities

Pre-completion formalities included in our service:

getting your codice fiscale
opening a bank account
arranging an Italian mortgage if required
arranging for the most cost-effective way of exchanging currency and transferring funds

Pre-completion formalities included in our service:

collecting the deeds from the notary following completion
arranging utilities set-up and direct debits
registering for Italian residency, if required
arranging home insurance including earthquake cover, [...]