Succession
Inheriting in Italy
Dealing with an inheritance in Italy can quickly become overwhelming, especially for foreign heirs unfamiliar with the Italian legal and bureaucratic system.
Even relatively simple estates often involve multiple steps, public offices, tax filings, property issues, banks, and documentation requests that can become difficult to manage from abroad.
At BDB Relocation & Legal, we assist international clients throughout the inheritance process in Italy, helping them understand the situation, navigate the procedure, and coordinate the various professionals and authorities involved.
Our Assistance Includes:
Initial Assessment of the Estate
The first step is often understanding exactly what exists in Italy and what needs to be done.
We assist clients in reconstructing the estate and identifying:
- Italian properties
- bank accounts and financial assets
- existing wills
- potential debts or liabilities
- ownership issues
- the applicable succession rules
In many cases, heirs initially have incomplete or fragmented information.
Part of our role is helping them obtain clarity before decisions are made.
Succession Procedures in Italy
We assist clients with the legal and practical aspects of Italian inheritance procedures, including:
- declarations of inheritance
- tax filings
- relations with Italian authorities
- coordination with notaries and accountants
- collection and preparation of documentation
- general management of the succession process
For foreign heirs, one of the main difficulties is often understanding how the Italian system works and which steps must be handled in a specific order.
We help simplify that process.
Inherited Property in Italy
Many inheritances involve Italian real estate.
We assist heirs with matters relating to:
- transfer of inherited property
- co-ownership issues between heirs
- sale of inherited property
- due diligence and documentation
- regularization issues
- coordination with real estate agents, surveyors, and notaries
Very often, heirs discover legal or practical problems connected to a property only after the inheritance process has already started.
Our role is to help identify and manage those issues early.
Assistance for Heirs Living Abroad
Many of our clients live outside Italy and cannot easily manage the process in person.
We assist international heirs by helping coordinate the inheritance procedure remotely and by acting as a point of reference between the family and the various Italian professionals and institutions involved.
This allows clients to handle Italian inheritance matters with clearer guidance and a structured approach, even from abroad.