Properties with “Salva Casa” Works: What Really Changes for Buyers in 2025

LT Immobili & Design 14 November 2025

This set of measures aims to simplify the regularisation of minor building irregularities that often prevent a property from being sold.

For anyone looking to buy or sell a home in 2025, understanding what falls within the scope of this new legislation – and what practical impact it has on valuations, mortgages, negotiations and timelines – is not just useful, but essential. This article provides a clear overview.

“Salva Casa” is not a full amnesty.

Instead, it allows owners to regularise a specific range of minor irregularities that may have accumulated over time. These concern small discrepancies, internal modifications or variations that did not alter the overall structure or volume of the property.

Typical cases that may be regularised include:

• minor internal changes such as non-documented partition wall adjustments;

• doors, windows or openings slightly different from the original plans;

• works carried out in periods when regulations were different or less detailed;

• irregularities created by bureaucratic stratification, particularly in older buildings.

Major changes, unauthorised extensions or structural works without proper permits remain excluded.

Many sales slow down or stall due to irregularities discovered during the technical inspection or the bank appraisal. The new measures aim to reduce these obstacles, allowing sellers and buyers to proceed with more confidence.

Key effects we are already seeing include:

• an increase in properties that can be regularised without excessive cost;

• shorter timelines to achieve full urban planning compliance;

• more accurate and transparent market valuations;

• greater clarity for foreign buyers, often intimidated by the complexity of Italian regulations.

Many owners are now taking steps to regularise their homes before listing them. This results in greater transparency from the outset.

Banks tend to consider minor irregularities covered by the Salva Casa as manageable issues. Properties with major discrepancies affecting structure or volume remain non-mortgageable.

In many cases, it now takes only a few weeks to obtain the required documentation, avoiding last-minute delays before final completion.

The Salva Casa represents an opportunity to prepare a property before putting it on the market. Many irregularities – often considered insignificant by owners – can emerge during checks and block the sale process.

Ensuring compliance before listing:

• avoids surprises during negotiations;

• increases the credibility of the listing;

• reduces price-reduction requests from buyers;

• speeds up the sale and mortgage approval process.

Anyone purchasing in 2025 should pay close attention to:

• whether the property has undisclosed irregularities;

• updated documentation (plans, building permits, technical reports);

• expected timelines for any regularisation procedure;

• responsibilities assigned to the appointed technician.

For foreign buyers, choosing the right agent and technician is especially important to clearly understand risks, timelines and potential costs.

At LT Immobili, every new listing begins with a preventive technical assessment to verify whether the property matches the documentation filed with local authorities.

This approach allows us to:

• inform the seller of any necessary steps from the outset;

• avoid unexpected issues emerging late in the process;

• present buyers with a clear and transparent picture from the first viewing;

• reduce the time between offer, appraisal and final deed.

A simple approach, but crucial for efficiency and reliability.

The Salva Casa does not resolve every issue related to the complex landscape of Italian urban compliance, but it introduces practical tools that help overcome many recurring obstacles.

For buyers, it means fewer uncertainties. For sellers, it means entering the market with stronger foundations.

Ultimately, the goal is the same for all parties: bringing clarity where confusion has often prevailed.