Notaio

Used much more regularly in Italy, these are effectively public officials and act neither for the buyer or seller. They are personally responsible for taxes due, so they are very thorough. The buyer has the right to choose the Notaio; we can recommend one if you do not know one.
The Notaio drafts the Atto, he can also draft mortgage applications and Italian wills.
The Notaio does some of the same checks we will have already carried out such as the seller’s entitlement to sell, boundary confirmation, etc. This duplication means you will effectively pay twice for an element of work, but it is a legal requirement for all property sales in Italy and does mean the type of mistakes and horror stories found in other countries are rare also the problem would be that if these checks were not carried out earlier it would very difficult to deal with them at this stage.
The Notaio normally charges a percentage fee on the property value. Some do charge a fixed fee, which can be hard for us to establish beforehand; it will depend on the amount of work they deem necessary to satisfy themselves everything is in order.