Via Cornelia, 8, Fara in Sabina
Tribunale: Rieti RGE: 91/2023 PVP: 4647474 Piena proprietà di un appartamento composto da un ampio vano d'ingresso, fornito di un angolo cottura e di una loggia, da due bagni, da una camera da letto dotata di un terrazzo e di un altro vano più piccolo. Completano la proprietà un terrazzo (lastrico solare) non…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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Despite the low asking price of €49,181 (€529/m²), this is explicitly a judicial auction, so it carries substantial purchase and access-to-information risk. The listing also states that the images are only indicative and not the property’s real photos.
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The illustrated interiors look bright, clean, and immediately usable, with generous rooms, modern flooring, and a renovated bathroom. However, there is no distinctive Italian character, garden, or proven view, and the exterior appears to be a generic urban apartment block. Since the photos are not of the actual property, its real beauty and condition cannot be reliably judged.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€6,000 – €11,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Auction purchase with potentially complex legal and occupancy checks.
- The listing explicitly says the photos are illustrative and not of the actual property.
- The facts conflict with the images: the listing states two bathrooms, while the structured data says zero.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs and possible upgrade needs.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 68/100The area sits in the Sabina hills, with olive-covered slopes and low ridges above the Tiber valley. The Tiber runs to the west within this radius. Monte Soratte stands nearby as an isolated limestone ridge above the plain. The Riserva Naturale Nazzano Tevere-Farfa lies in the Tiber valley, and the lower Farfa valley is part of the local landscape. Farfa Abbey is in the area near Fara in Sabina. The nearest larger centre is Rieti for provincial services, while the Rome urban area is the main external pull for work and transport. The area is known for Sabina olive oil.