Dictionary of Italian Property Terms (A-B)
 

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a corpo - as a whole

a posto - everything in good condition / order

abbaino - dormer window

abbonamento - standing charge
  
abitabile - habitable

abitabilità -  habitability

abitazione (tipo di) - housing category that determines the level of property and other taxes

abitazione principale - main residence

abusivo - squatter or term used for an illegal building or a building alteration
 
abuso edilizio - building irregularity
 
accatastamento / catasto  - cadastre (government's survey system books)
 
accertamento - (tax) assessment
 
accollo del mutuo - mortgage takeover
 
acconto sul prezzo - down payment on price

accordo - agreement

accordo d’acquisto – agreement to buy
 
accordo di compravendita – contract of sale / sale contract / purchase deed / purchasing contract
 
accordo di vendita – sale agreement

acqua - water

acqua di sorgente - spring water

acquedotto comunale - municipal water supply

acquirente – purchaser

acquisto - purchase

acquistare su carta - buying off plan (i.e. before the property has been built)
 
acquisto a corpo e non a misura - purchase at fixed price and not based on area

affittasi - to let/for rent

affittacamere - landlord / landlady

affittasi / da affittare -
 
affittasi appartamento - apartment for rent

affitto - rent

affitto anticipato - rent in advance

affitto arretrato - rent in arrears
 
affitti precari malis - doubful rent in arrears
 
affrancazione - method of acquisition / method of purchasing / buying

affresco - fresco
 
agente immobiliare - estate agent

agenzia del territorio - catasto fabbricati / land office

agenzia immobiliare - estate agency

agibilità abitabilità - declaration of habitability
 
ai sensi e per gli effetti - pursuant to and in accordance with

albergo - hotel

albo degli artigiani - official list of artisans / tradesmen
 
albo mediatori creditizi - register of credit brokers
 
allacciamento all’elettricità - connection to the power supply
 
allacciamenti - connections to utilities
 
alloggio - accommodation

amministratore condominiale - condominium administrator
 
amministratore di condominio - administrator of a community property (e.g. an apartment block)

ammobiliato - furnished

ammortizzare - amortisation ( the process of reducing debt in equal payments comprising both principal and interest, until the debt is completely paid off)

ampliamento - extension
 
anagrafe / ufficio di stato civile - registry office

angolo cottura - small corner kitchen or cooking corner

annessi - attached (typically small) outbuildings
 
annessi accessori - attached incidentals
 
annessi e connessi - appendages

annesso agricolo - outbuilding
 
anticipare quattro mesi di affitto - to pay four months’  rent in advance

anticipo di pagamento - deposit sometimes paid before signing a preliminary contract

antico - antique
 
appalto edile - building contract

apparecchio - appliance or machine

appartamento - apartment / flat / condominium

appartamento (di lusso) nell’attico - penthouse

appartamento ammobiliato - furnished apartment

appartamento in affitto - rented apartment

  
appartamento per custode - caretaker's apartment

appartamento su due piani - duplex (apartment on two floors)

appartamento vacanze - holiday apartment

arbitrato - arbitrator
 
arcate - row of free-standing arches

architetto - architect
 
arco - arch
 
are 20, Ca 100 - 2,000m2, 1,000m2
 
area degradata - depressed area / area in decline
 
area di proprietà - property area
 
area edificabile - building area / building lot

aree comuni – communal areas

aree private – private areas (in apartment block)

arredamento - furnishings

arredato - furnished
 
ascensore - lift (elevator)

asicurazione contro i terzi - third party liability insurance

assemblea di condominio - condominium assembly
 
assi del pavimento - floorboards

assi prospettici - lines of perspective
 
assicurazione - insurance

asta immobiliare giudiziaria - judicial auction
 
astenersi agenzie - without an agent (ie for rent/sale by owner)
 
attico - top floor apartment or penthouse in a city or town attic in the country
 
atto di aggiudicazione definitiva - final adjudication or assignment deed
 
atto di asservimento - deed of easement

atto di cessione – deed transfering property
 
atto di compravendita - property conveyance document (also called atto notarile)
 
atto di divisione - deed of (estate) distribution

atto di provenienza - provenance deed
 
atto di trasformazione - deed of change of name

atto notarile – deed drawn up by a notaio

atto privato – private agreement, alternative initial contract
 
atto pubblico - public deed

atto sostitutivo di atto notorio - affidavit attrezzata - equipped
 
attualizzazione - discounting back, time-discounting

autocertificazione - self certification
 
autorimessa - garage

autorizzazione edilizia - building permit

autostrada - motorway (freeway) – usually a toll road

avviamento - goodwill

avvocato - lawyer / solicitor

azienda agricola - farm
 
bagno - bathroom / toilet (restroom)

balcone - balcony / terrace
 
basso completo - warehouse / store
 
battiscopa - skirting board
 
bella vista - beautiful view

ben conservata - well preserved

ben tenuto - well maintained
 
bene immobile - real estate

beni suscettibili di pignoramento - seizable property
 
bidé - bidet

bifamiliare - semi-detached (two-family building)

bilocale - consisting of two rooms

bolletta - bill

bollo - tax stamp (stamp duty)
 
bombola del gas - bottled gas / cylinder
 
bombolone - gas tank

borgo - a suburb or a street leading into a suburb from the centre of town / ancient town or village

bosco - wood

bovindo - bay (or bow) window
 
box - lock-up garage

breve periodo - short period or term
 
buona entrata -"golden hello" fee / charge

buona fede - in good faith
 
buona posizione - good position

buono stato / buone condizioni  - good condition

 
   
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