Land Registry: What is it?
Accatastaménto n. m. – The set of formalities required for registering a newly constructed building in the land registry, and the registration itself. (Treccani Dictionary).
The land registry registration of a property is the process that highlights the basic data of the property in question and its taxable income, thus allowing its usability and habitability to be determined and its taxes to be calculated.
When is it necessary to register a property?
Registration is required not only when new buildings are built, but also when renovations, remodeling, subdivisions, expansions, or changes in the intended use of existing buildings are carried out.
Why is it necessary to register a property?
Land registry registration is essential for registering a property, if newly built, and for assigning a tax value and determining the property’s category, whether it is newly built or undergoing restoration, renovation, subdivision, expansion, or change of use of existing premises.
In practice, land registry registration allows for the preparation of a document useful for calculating property taxes, as well as determining its usability and habitability.
Cadastral categories: what are they?
Cadastral categories are symbols that indicate the intended use of urban real estate units.
Cadastral categories: what are they for?
Cadastral categories are used to classify properties and assign them a cadastral income, which is the income that the Revenue Agency assigns to each income-generating property, be it a space, a building, or land.
This data, i.e. the cadastral category, can be found through the land registry search.
Cadastral categories: what are they?
Cadastral categories are divided into groups, renamed with the letters of the alphabet from A to F, followed by a slash and a number. The largest group is A, with eleven cadastral categories, followed by D with ten, E with nine, B with eight, and C and F with seven.
Groups A, B, and C include ordinary-use properties;
Group D includes special-use properties;
Group E includes special-use properties;
Group F includes urban entities.
This subdivision into groups is a great simplification, to give an idea of what to expect when approaching cadastral categories, but the official Land Registry website details all the subdivisions into groups and subgroups, so that everyone can have the clearest possible reference for each specific need.
What do I need to do to proceed with the land registry registration?
Whether it’s a new build or a renovation of an existing property, the following are certain:
The need for a qualified professional (architect, engineer, surveyor, agronomist, forestry expert, building expert);
The need for Docfa software for data recording and archiving.
Registering a new building:
The specialized technician performs a survey in person to map the property and prepare a land registry plan to integrate the new building into the urban context;
Entering the floor plan using Docfa software;
Checking the Docfa and issuing a receipt containing the property’s cadastral identification data and income, issued by the Revenue Agency;
B. The deadline for approval by the Revenue Agency is 12 months from the submission of the cadastral declaration;
B. The deadline for the applicant to submit the cadastral declaration is 30 days from when the property becomes habitable.
Registering an existing building:
The specialized technician draws up the floor plan, compiles and submits the documentation using Docfa software;
Checking the Docfa and issuing a receipt containing the property’s cadastral identification data and income, issued by the Revenue Agency;
B. The deadline for approval by the Revenue Agency is 12 months from the submission of the land registry declaration.
B. If the applicant disagrees with the Revenue Agency’s communication, he or she may submit a complaint to the competent Territorial Tax Commission within 60 days of notification of the revision.
Land Registry: What does the technician need?
Property title
Data from the building permit used to construct or modify the property;
Cadastral data;
Map extract;
Copy of the declarant’s identity document and tax code.
How much does a land registry registration process cost?
As always, when it comes to costs, it’s important to note that each case is different, but we’ll try to provide a reliable general idea:
For new construction, the necessary steps are obviously more numerous, requiring the use of various software, and the process costs around €1,500–€2,000;
For a property already registered in the Land Registry, the process costs around €400–€800, depending on the complexity of the property’s layout;
State fees must also be considered, in addition to the technical fee;
Remember that the costs of the land registry registration are borne by the owner if it involves modifications to a property already registered in the Land Registry, while they are borne by the builder if it involves a new construction.