An independent technical opinion on the property you're about to buy — planning status, hidden defects, real renovation costs — delivered in plain English by a RIBA Chartered architect with nearly three decades inside Italian construction.
See the reportsArch. Maria Cristina Sorvillo, Ph.D. · RIBA Chartered · Rome, Italy
Italian listings don't tell you what matters. Whether the extension was ever permitted. Whether "renovation potential" means €80,000 or €400,000. Whether the cadastral records match what's actually built — a mismatch that can block your mortgage, your permits, or the sale itself. The agent works for the seller. The notary checks the title, not the building. Nobody in the transaction is paid to tell you the truth about the property. That's the gap this report closes.
Send us the listing. Within 48 hours, an architect flags the three things you're not seeing — structural, legal or financial. A conversation, not a document.
A full remote technical review with a written verdict: proceed, proceed with conditions, or walk away.
Site inspection, municipal records, building conformity, renovation budget ±15%, negotiation brief. The complete picture.
Your money travels with you: the Snapshot is fully credited toward a Full Report ordered within 90 days, and 50% of the Full Report is credited toward a DreamYourItaly turnkey mandate signed within 6 months. Nothing you spend on certainty is lost.
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For properties with an asking price above €1.5M, or complex assets such as entire buildings (cielo-terra), multi-unit properties or estates, a complexity supplement of €600 applies to the Full Due Diligence Report — confirmed transparently before you commit.
Link, address, and any documents you already have — floor plans, cadastral extracts, energy certificate. Two minutes of your time.
You receive a written confirmation of scope, timing and price. You pay securely online and work begins immediately.
A clear, branded PDF in plain English, followed by a 30-minute call to walk through the findings and your options.
Maria Cristina found a structural defect in the property we'd almost signed for. That one inspection saved us over €40,000 — and probably years of regret. We didn't just get an architect. We got someone who genuinely protected us.Client · Copenhagen, Denmark
Most buyer's services in Italy earn when you buy. We don't. This report is an independent technical opinion from a professional who is an architect (Ordine degli Architetti di Roma, RIBA Chartered) with nearly three decades inside Italian construction — including project management on major national infrastructure programmes. If the property checks out and you want it transformed, DreamYourItaly delivers the full turnkey service — with your report fee working as credit, not sunk cost. And if it doesn't check out, we'll tell you plainly. Either way, you decide with evidence.
The free assessment is a conversation: an architect looks at the listing and flags the three biggest risks we can see from the outside. The Snapshot is a structured investigation with a written, documented verdict you can act on — and share with your lawyer, your bank or your co-buyers. Most clients start free, then order a Snapshot on the property they're serious about.
No. Title verification is the notary's role in the Italian system — and we'll tell you exactly what to ask them. Our report covers the technical, planning and financial reality of the building itself: the part nobody else in the transaction examines.
Then it just saved you far more than it cost. We have no commission riding on your decision — that's the point of independence.
Snapshots: yes, nationwide. Full Reports: Rome and Lazio, Umbria, Puglia and Salento as standard; other regions on request, with travel at cost.
Reports are delivered in English; Italian versions on request. Calls in English, Italian, or a mix — whatever works for you.
Delivery times run from payment and receipt of complete documentation. If documents are missing, we tell you exactly what to request from the agent — a useful test of the seller in itself.
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