Want your home purchase to be a safe purchase? Rely on our service.
Buying a building that is “healthy” in terms of planning compliance, hygiene, safety and energy performance is increasingly important, both economically and socially. Our service checks – during negotiations or shortly before you buy – whether all the documents the seller must provide are complete and valid. These documents cover specific aspects such as building usability (agibilità), safety of the systems and energy performance, and are essential for a full assessment of the property and proper protection of the buyer.
Italian law leaves this check to the buyer, but it is hard to do alone because it requires very specific technical knowledge. Our service guarantees a careful review of the documents by specialists with many years of experience in the building sector.
Some of the documents we check
APE – Energy Performance Certificate. It contains the “energy label” summarising the energy characteristics of the property: building envelope, consumption, hot water, heating and cooling, type of system and any renewable energy sources. The APE must be attached to sale and rental contracts; failing to do so leads to penalties.
Ten-year latent defects insurance, when buying a unit in a newly built property from a construction company. The builder must take out a ten-year policy for the buyer covering construction defects and damage to third parties (art. 4 Legislative Decree 122/2005, implementing the builder’s liability under art. 1669 of the Italian Civil Code for defects appearing within 10 years of completion).
Building usability (agibilità). It certifies the safety, hygiene, healthiness and energy-saving conditions of the building and its systems; today it is obtained through a certified usability notice (SCA) filed with the Municipality. Supporting documents include:
- the structural testing certificate (collaudo statico);
- the declaration of compliance with seismic regulations (for buildings in seismic areas);
- the declaration of compliance with accessibility and architectural-barrier regulations;
- the declarations of conformity of the building systems; for systems installed before 27 March 2008, if missing, they can be replaced by a declaration of correspondence;
- the cadastral registration of the property.
These are only some of the documents a buyer should check. Professional support in this regulatory maze is essential today – and with this service it is also affordable. If any documents are missing, don’t worry: we will find a solution together.
What the service includes
- a list of the documents to be obtained;
- an on-site inspection by a professional engineer;
- a review of all documents and a visual check on site;
- a final inspection report with the results of the checks.
All for only € 396.00 + VAT (22%) + pension contribution (4%)
Price valid for the Marche region. For inspections outside the region, only travel expenses will be added, agreed in advance. Clear and simple.