Via Suor Caselli, 98, Zocca
Tribunale: Modena RGE: 239/2024 PVP: 4587813 Piena proprietà di appartamento posto al 1° piano di un edificio plurifamiliare, con autorimessa e giardino privato, sito in Comune di Zocca – Frazione Montombraro, composto da zona soggiorno-pranzo e due camere da letto a cui si aggiungono il disimpegno ed il bagno; sono…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing, so it is disqualified regardless of the low €22,612 asking price. With renovation estimated at about €700/m², the effective cost is roughly €986/m², above the local comparison level, and the advertised images are explicitly not real property photos.
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The advertised concept—a 79 sqm apartment with balconies, private garden, and garage at a very low price—could be appealing, but the gallery does not prove any beauty or character of the actual home. Since the photos are explicitly generic and the property needs renovation, this is currently more of a speculative bargain than a dream-ready Italian residence.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The listing states that the images are indicative only and not photos of the actual property.
- The apartment needs renovation; the real interior condition, bathroom, and finishes are unverified.
- This is a court-auction property, so legal, access, occupancy, and purchase-process risks need checking.
- Energy class G; utilities and the actual condition of the private garden and garage are not shown.
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 72/100The cluster is in the first Modenese Apennine hills, with the higher Apennine ridge to the south. The Panaro valley is the main river landscape nearby. Much of this area lies inside the Sassi di Roccamalatina Regional Park, known for sandstone pinnacles, wooded slopes and small hill villages. The nearest larger town is Vignola, which has full daily services and a well-known historic centre with its fortress. The area is known for cherry growing around Vignola and for the balsamic-vinegar and Lambrusco country of the Modena hills.