Contrada Rocca, Belvedere Marittimo
Tribunale: Paola RGE: 92/2023 PVP: 4648225 1/1 di appartamento Z. cens. 2, , Cat. A/3, Cl. 2, 5 vani, Piani 1-2, omposto da un ampio ingresso connesso all’ambiente salotto e cucina, da due camere dal letto, un ripostiglio ed un locale bagno, completo dei sanitari e munito di boiler elettrico per la produzione di…
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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 listing, so it carries a major purchase-process and legal-risk veto despite the low €32,850 asking price. The description also conflicts with the stated size (220 m² versus 146 m²) and says the images are only indicative, not real property photos.
More on the house and the area
The advertised apartment appears spacious and recently refreshed in the gallery, but the surrounding urban buildings are plain and offer no visible sea, mountain or historic character. It is described as habitable, yet the real condition is uncertain because the photos are expressly not of the actual property. The very low price for the stated size is attractive, but the auction and verification risks substantially reduce the dream-home appeal.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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 apparent renovation and terrace cannot be relied upon.
- This is a court-auction purchase, requiring careful review of the survey, occupancy status, debts and legal procedure.
- Energy class G, electric hot-water boiler and bottled-gas kitchen suggest potentially high running costs and limited convenience.
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 cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of northern Calabria with the coastal ridge of the Catena Costiera immediately inland and the sea at Belvedere Marittimo close by. The Riviera dei Cedri runs along this stretch of coast and the area is known for cedar cultivation. Belvedere Marittimo has a historic upper town and a seafront lower town with everyday services; Scalea is the nearest larger coastal centre on this section of shore, and Paola farther south is the main rail stop for wider connections. The western edge of Parco Nazionale del Pollino is inland beyond the immediate coastal strip, but it lies outside the 15 km landscape around the cluster.