Vocabulary

Bilocale A two-room property
Box (sometimes box auto) Enclosed garage with lockable door
Casa padronale Country home
Compromesso Preliminary purchase contract
Disdire Terminate a contract
Domiciliazione Payment of bills by direct debit
Monolocale Studio apartment
Palazzo Large, typically old building
Proposta irrevocabile d’acquisto Contract to reserve for purchase
Pulizia scale Communal area cleaning
Spese condominiali HOA fees (for lights, elevators, cleaning of common areas, maintenance of building amenities, etc.)
Terratetto A house, often a townhouse
Trilocale A three-room property