Via Giovanni Mazzitelli, 8, Limbadi
Tribunale: Vibo Valentia RGE: 19/2024 Appartamento per civile abitazione su due livelli (piano terra e primo), con accesso indipendente, sito nel comune di Limbadi (VV) alla via Dottore Giovanni Mazzitelli n. 8. L'immobile è composto da: al piano terra, ingresso, camera, camera/soggiorno con scala di accesso al piano…
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Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
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This €23,165 townhouse is being sold through a judicial auction and has building irregularities requiring regularization, so it is not a straightforward purchase. The listing also states that the five images are only indicative and not actual property photos.
More on the house and the area
The price is strikingly low for a sizeable 152 sqm townhouse near the sea, with a balcony and large terrace described in the facts. However, the actual home’s beauty and condition cannot be judged from these generic images; the description indicates a partly unfinished interior and unresolved building discrepancies.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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 illustrative and not of the actual property.
- One room is in a rustic unfinished state, and the home requires regularization of building irregularities.
- Auction purchase, uncertain bathroom/utilities condition, and no verified real-property photos add substantial risk.
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 58/100The cluster sits on the Tyrrhenian side of Calabria near the plain and low hills around Nicotera, with the Costa degli Dei farther up the coast but outside the immediate radius. The Tyrrhenian coast is close, with the Gulf of Gioia Tauro and the beaches around Nicotera Marina within the local area. The nearest town of size is Vibo Valentia, which has services, rail connections in the coastal district of Vibo Marina, and a historic centre on the hill. This part of Calabria is known for olive groves, citrus, and the red onion of Tropea from the wider coastal belt.