Plan your search and viewings
Choose an area and budget
Compare Sant’Antioco, Calasetta and Sant’Anna Arresi–Porto Pino for year-round living or a second home. Share your budget and check the actual location of each property.
Explore before travelling
Ask for recent photographs, a floor plan where available and a video viewing by arrangement. Prepare questions about outdoor space, access, maintenance and nearby services.
Gather the information
Ask the agency which documents are available. Before making commitments, discuss the necessary checks, language arrangements and a quote for your circumstances with the notary.
Plan your visit to Sardinia
Share your travel dates and a shortlist of properties. Appointments must be confirmed with the agency. A video call helps you prepare for an in-person viewing.
Documents to prepare when buying in Italy
Prepare valid ID, an Italian tax code and details of your residence, marital status and matrimonial property regime. The notary specifies the certificates needed and checks your eligibility to buy, including any reciprocity requirement for non-EU nationals.
For the property, request the ownership deed, cadastral details and floor plan, building documents and energy performance certificate (APE). The agency, notary and technical professional carry out different checks: agree the necessary enquiries before signing an offer.
Tell the notary promptly if you do not speak Italian or cannot attend completion. Translation, an interpreter and any power of attorney need advance arrangements. A video viewing does not replace these formalities.
Obtaining your Italian tax code
The codice fiscale also identifies foreign buyers for purchase formalities. It is issued by the Italian Revenue Agency: a code calculated on a website is not enough.
If you live abroad, you can authorise a representative to request the code from the Revenue Agency for a property purchase. Prepare written authorisation and ID, and confirm the procedure applicable to you before arranging completion.
Official sources in Italian
Ministero degli Affari Esteri · Italian tax code for residents abroad