Italy sees rising buyer interest, tax participation and prime-property deals
Agents report growing interest in Italian property among mainland Chinese and Hong Kong buyers. Separately, Knight Frank reports an increase in overall participation in Italy’s flat-tax scheme and more deals in prime residential properties; the figures do not establish a link between these trends.
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The South China Morning Post reported agents’ accounts of rising interest in Italian property among mainland Chinese and Hong Kong buyers. That buyer interest is distinct from two other measures in the report: participation in Italy’s flat-tax scheme and deals in prime residential properties. The evidence does not identify the interested buyers as scheme participants or connect them to the reported deals.
Knight Frank says the scheme’s overall participation grew from about 3,000 in 2024 to roughly 5,000 currently. Under its latest rules, foreign residents can pay a flat annual €300,000 (US$342,000) on all overseas income. Separately, Knight Frank reports that prime residential property deals in Italy during the first eight months of the year were up about 140 per cent compared with the same period in 2025.
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