| | 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 | |