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Why us?
We are independent: we do not receive any commission from the Estate Agent or the Seller. We therefore work entirely on your behalf to find the property that satisfies your check list of requirements.
You can still keep searching the Web for your ideal property, we will then contact the Estate Agent on your behalf. We will even supply you with the websites of the Estate Agents working with us.
We are reliable: as consultants we will personally help you throughout the purchasing process. The head of the business worked for twenty years in top management of a well known multinational Company abroad in the Customer Services field. We liaise with Italian Estate Agents but our head office is in England.
We only work with selected Italian Estate Agents: we have visited them, spoken to the owners and have only chosen the best organized, helpful and trustworthy ones.
We have unlimited properties to offer: as the Estate Agents we work with are part of Franchise Companies or well established Agents, each of whom has a significant number of properties that we have access to.
We know the area and the right people locally: as we have a home where we have lived on the Italian Riviera. We can therefore help you find the most suitable location according to your requisites and help you find lawyers, notaries, banks etc as needed.
We are a British/Italian family business: and are familiar with both Italian, British and International culture and practices. We have lived in several countries and understand different cultures. The fact that it is a family business helps to give you a tailor-made service.
How does the process work?
It is very easy. You can contact us, via e-mail, by phone or through the questionnaire to give us an outline of what you are looking for. We will then call you back to discuss the details and decide with you if we are going to work together . We will draw up a shortlist of suitable properties from the Italian Estate Agents working with us or from your research and then you will decide which properties to see in Italy. In most cases we will accompany you for the trip.
How much will it cost you?
In practice, nothing extra. If you buy a property in Italy, you normally pay a commission to the Estate Agent that is usually 3% of the value agreed on the property. We have made an agreement with them for us to receive the commission instead. The Estate Agent still receives commission from the Seller so they are happy if we bring them 'new' customers. Therefore you will be asked to pay 3% of the commission not to the Estate Agent but to us in U.K. sterling (minimum fee £4.000) on signing of the preliminary contract (Compromesso). This means you receive a tailor-made service at the same cost as if you decided to buy a property on your own in Italy.
For any information please contact us: italianriviera@gmail.com or call 0044 (0)2081334413