Piazza Prospero Manara, 11, Borgo Val di Taro
Tribunale: Parma RGE: 147/2025 PVP: 4606493 Lotto unico - Appartamento di civile abitazione, posto al piano terreno di edificio condominiale, composto da soggiorno, cucina, disimpegno, due camere, bagno, balcone e ampio terrazzo, con cantina di pertinenza posta al piano seminterrato. Superficie commerciale complessiva…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction property, which carries a major purchase and occupancy risk despite the low €355/m² asking price. The listing also says the images are only indicative, so the apartment’s actual condition cannot be verified from the advertisement.
More on the house and the area
On paper this is a spacious, habitable 95 sqm apartment with two bedrooms, a terrace, balcony, and cellar at an unusually low price. However, the interiors shown are generic illustrative images rather than photos of the home, so they cannot establish beauty, views, or real condition. It looks like a practical bargain, not yet a proven Italian dream home.
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 a potentially complex buying process.
- The listing explicitly says the photos are indicative and not of the actual property.
- Actual condition, finishes, terrace, and any defects are unverified.
- Energy class G; confirm utilities, condominium costs, and occupancy status.
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 67/100The cluster is in the Apennines, in the upper Taro valley. The Taro river runs through the area, and the slopes around Borgo Val di Taro are wooded with a mix of valley floor, ridges and passes rather than open plain. The Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies nearby to the east but is outside the immediate 15 km landscape for most of the Borgo Val di Taro area. The nearest town of size is Pontremoli to the south or Borgotaro itself as the local service centre, with shops, schools and rail connections on the Parma–La Spezia line. The area is known for porcini mushrooms, including the local IGP funghi di Borgotaro.