Via Mezzana, 26, Potenza
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €39,997 asking price (€182/m²) looks low, but this is a judicial auction and the listing sells only a 1/2 ownership share of the home, not the whole property. The advertised images are also explicitly indicative rather than real property photos.
More on the house and the area
The advertised images show a polished, spacious modern apartment, but they are explicitly not the real property photos and therefore provide no reliable evidence of this home’s beauty. The stated 220 sqm and habitable condition are promising, yet the half-share auction ownership and unclear bathroom information make it a risky, not-yet-proven home to live in.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- The listing explicitly says the photos are indicative and not of the actual property, so the attractive interiors cannot be credited.
- This is an auction purchase of only a 1/2 ownership share, creating major legal and practical uncertainty.
- The listing gives 0 bathrooms despite describing a 220 sqm habitable apartment; verify the real layout, access, utilities, and condition.
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 51/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Potenza, so the resident setting is an inland provincial city on steep slopes in the Lucanian Apennines rather than open countryside. The Basento valley and the surrounding Apennine ridges shape the area immediately around the city. Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Lucano Val d'Agri Lagonegrese lies to the south-west within the wider mountain district. The nearest substantial town is Potenza itself, the regional capital, with the usual administrative services, rail connections and hospitals. This part of Basilicata is known for mountain terrain and forested inland landscapes rather than for a single standout landmark inside the urban area.