We too got ourselves into a tangle ( in our case over ownership of a particular part of the property).Won't wash our dirty linen in public but it took us 3 years to sort out.Fortunately all turned out for the best in our case but I would echo Barn Elms advice:
1) If you have not passed money over ,then do not.Whatever Italian law says it is very difficult and expensive to try to get it back
2) If you have paid a deposit,then don't panic but forget the renovation plans and dreams you have for the moment ,put in the back of your mind that the money may be lost,and focus exclusively on how to resolve the problem that you have.
Hope this doesn't sound too negative,but honestly believe one step at a time is the way to go and always be mentally prepared to walk away if necessary
Good luck
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