You are in good standing with the land registry? That's when the cadastral change is mandatory

Our house is in compliance with the land registry when both the cadastral plans and the description of the real estate unit in the database of the Territorial Agency correspond to reality and coincide with what is present in the Municipality. Cadastral regularity is essential to pay the IMU correctly and we remind you that there are penalties and restrictions in the sale of irregular homes. Here are six basic cases that require the presentation of the cadastral practice.

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The general rule

The change must be filed with the Urban Building Cadastre within thirty days from the end of the work each time the changes to the house involve a change in the cadastral income, based on the number of rooms and the characteristics of the house. Surely it is necessary to submit the declaration in the land registry for all new buildings, when demolishing existing buildings and when improving systems or finishes that lead to an increase in the cadastral income regardless of the type of practice presented in the Municipality. Let's see together six recurring cases in which it is necessary to request the cadastral change.

1) Creation of the open space

In a renovation project, it often happens that the kitchen compartments are merged, living room and corridor to create a modern open space. In this case it is necessary to report to the Territory Agency the modification of the floor plan of the house so that there is correspondence between the actual state and the documentation in the database even if the total number of rooms may not decrease if the open space is very large. in relation to the cadastral parameterization.

2. Construction of a walk-in closet in masonry

Even if you have a built-in walk-in closet inside the room, it is necessary to submit the cadastral change because you add a separate space more than the house. The walk-in closet weighs on the number of cadastral compartments as a third of a compartment so that you could have an increase in income as well as a variation of the plant. In the case of the realization of walk-in wardrobes in plasterboard or wood, on the other hand, it must be evaluated well, in relation to type and size, to understand if the variation is due or not even if in practice today we tend to indicate them in the plan.

3. Equipping the secondary bathroom

Like the construction of the walk-in closet, also obtaining a second bathroom involves an increase of a third of the room in the cadastral income, unless it's just the existing bathroom makeover, already present in the land registry and without changes to the position and size of the doors and windows.

4. Recover the attic

Recovering the attic to transform it into a cozy attic is in fact an extension of the house which certainly involves an increase in the cadastral income because the attic has a lower income than the spaces intended for residential use. Keep in mind that any portions of the attic with a height of less than 150 cm do not affect the cadastral value.

5. Assemble the veranda

The closure of spaces through the simple assembly of glazed windows to obtain a habitable veranda or a winter garden still leads to an increase in the cadastral income, with presentation of the variation, because the volume of the house is expanding. The weight of this increase in the number of rooms, But, depends on the intended use. If this space is used as an extension of the house to create a living room or study, it must be inserted in the main rooms, while if it is used as a greenhouse or winter garden it must be registered as a secondary accessory compartment, with lower income.

6. Recovering a rural home

If you are planning to recover an old rural home, ie the former home of a real farmer, make sure that the building has been correctly registered in the Urban Building Cadastre and deruralized in the Municipality, with payment of the related charges. This type of cadastral irregularity is widespread despite the Law Decree 201/2011, so-called "save Italy", had granted to remedy without sanctions the lack of census of rural buildings by 30 November 2012.

Conclusion

Evaluating when the cadastral change is necessary is not taken for granted because some works that appear banal to us, such as the assembly of the veranda, or even in the absence of building works, as in the case of de-naturalization, the change must be submitted to the Territory Agency within thirty days of the change. So do not be caught unprepared and have the procedures to be performed by a technician enrolled in the professional register or college explained.