Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
abitazioni economiche
English translation:
low-cost dwellings
Italian term
abitazioni economiche
| 4 +3 | low-cost dwellings |
Tom in London
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| 3 +1 | affordable housing |
Isabelle Johnson
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| 3 | inexpensive housing |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 3 | non-dutiable, private residential properties |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Jun 2, 2015 10:07: Tom in London Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): philgoddard
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
low-cost dwellings
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Note added at 39 mins (2015-05-26 12:44:16 GMT)
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(which I presume refers to the Italian Land Registry) - il Catasto.
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Note added at 42 mins (2015-05-26 12:47:13 GMT)
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The UK land registry does not classify dwellings in the same way in which they are classified in Italy.
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philgoddard
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thanks Phil
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James (Jim) Davis
: Has New York City joined the UK? http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/1021/affordable-ho...
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Peter Cox
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Italy
CIOL-certified, humanities, tourism
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
affordable housing
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Shabelula
: I think it's a matter of standard classification for the quality of the house, not related to the family income, pls see comment
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James (Jim) Davis
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Thanks Jim
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United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
inexpensive housing
non-dutiable, private residential properties
The asker's quote referring to private and high-class homes: ci sono anche abitazioni civili e signorili - like rent-controlled luxury apartments in Madrid - does not exlude the tax-exemption.
Caratteristiche e significato delle abitazioni economiche e popolari: nella esenzione dall'imposta di consumo.
Duties rates - declarations of trust (over non-dutiable property).
Discussion
In the end, with the customer we agreed to use "medium level" for "residenziali" and "lower level" for "economiche"
BTW after over 30 years in an Italian flat I now have a garden, which is paradise.
Back on topic, maybe the best way to translate would be "the Italian land registry classification'economic dwellings'", ie translate literally in inverted commas and explain somewhere that it is an official Italian classification, which one would hardly expect to appear identically in another country.
Le classificazioni in Italia sono: A2, A3 economica (decentissima) A 10 ufficio, C2 magazzino, ecc. ecc. sicuramente ci sono delle tabelle comparative per i due paesi.