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Federica Metta with Pope Francis

Avv. Federica Metta con Papa Francesco - Federica Metta with Pope Francis

Federica Metta, today attended an audience with Pope Francis for the Inauguration of the 2018 Judicial Year of the Rota Romana Vatican Court. Federica is partner of Studio Legale Metta and a Vatican and Family Lawyer. She is 1 of approximately only 250 Vatican lawyers worldwide.

Italian mortgages – April 2019 white paper

Italian Mortgages for non Italian borrowers

Americans Need Less Cash to Buy an Italian House In this article we outline the current Italian mortgage market, focusing on American borrowers who want to finance their purchase of an Italian property. This article includes: “Italian banks offer U.S. borrowers the option to choose between a loan in euros or in U.S. dollars” Global …

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Nick Metta to participate in Legal Round Table

Nick Metta has been selected to participate in TopLegal’s round table discussion on “Risks and Opportunities in the Legal Market: Professional Insurance Obligatory?”. TopLegal, an international law journal, has organized the round table of legal experts to debate the topic of legal insurance from diverse angles. The discussion will take place on November 20 at the …

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SLM in New York and Philadelphia, USA April 6-21 2011

line article - SLM in New York and Philadelphia, USA April 6-21 2011

Studio Legale Metta is pleased to announce that partner Nick Metta will be in New York and Philadelphia from 6 April to 21 April 2011. Nick will be developing the firm’s collaborations with Italian-American organizations and American law firms. He will also be available to meet face-to-face with current and potential clients.

Nick Metta explains Italian property taxes during livestream with Gate-Away – October 19 at 5pm Italian time / 11am EST

Nick Metta on Gate-Away poster for the live streaming of October 19, 2021.

Senior Partner Nick Metta, head of the International Department, will reveal insider legal information on Italian property taxes and inheritance during Gate-Away’s livestream of his conversation with Simone Rossi on Tuesday, October 19th at 5.00 pm Italian time / 11am EST. Simone Rossi, CEO of Gate-away.com, the Italian real estate portal dedicated to foreigners interested in buying Italian real estate properties, will be the moderator of …

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Valarie D’Elia interviews Nick Metta on 1 Euro Properties

Valarie and Nick

Award-winning American travel journalist Valarie D’Elia interviews Nick Metta about Buying Property in Italy. Hear Nick detail real estate market dynamics for the Casa di Un Euro (1 Euro House) program as he lays out the pros and cons of this initiative.   Get his insider info here on Valarie’s show, “Renovating Your Roots”. Related posts

Will Italian property taxes increase soon?

Italian property costs

The Italian government is debating some major new tax policies. Among them there is the intention to update (read “increase”) the property value on record that is used for many legal purposes such as calculating the taxes applicable to property transfers and property ownership. More specifically, based on the current tax parameters, when you buy an Italian residential property from a private individual, as opposed to from a developer, …

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Italian mortgage – October 2021 update

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for Non-Residents with Foreign Income Current Average Italian Mortgage Loan Terms to buy an Italian Residential Unit as a Non-Italian Resident with Foreign Income (US, UK, Canada or Australia): Every day we assist clients in securing an Italian mortgage loan for their Italian property purchase. Contact us to review your personal circumstances and advise you how …

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