Casa indipendente 6 locali, 144 m² in Corso Regina Margherit
Casa indipendente 6 locali, 144 m² in Corso Regina Margherit. Habitable, autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, caminetto, esposizione esterna, cucina, arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €16,930 asking price is exceptionally low at €118/m², but assuming a habitable-home allowance of about €200/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €318/m², above the local €255/m² benchmark. The listing describes an independent, furnished home with heating and a fireplace, supported by 18 photos, but it is 15 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, independent 144 m² house with a usable kitchen, living area, bedrooms, bathrooms and good reported maintenance, making it more than a bare renovation shell. However, the upper floor remains unfinished and the property has no standout view, garden, or visually distinctive character shown in the gallery. The 59% discount is the main dream factor rather than the home’s beauty.
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 second floor is still rustic and requires completion work.
- Heating is only prepared, without a current utility connection; air conditioning is absent.
- The listing data is inconsistent about bathrooms: the description mentions two, while the fact sheet reports none.
- This is a judicial-auction purchase, so legal and property-condition checks are essential.
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 52/100The cluster is on the Gioia Tauro plain with the first slopes of the Aspromonte close to the east. The Petrace river runs to the south-east of this area, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Gioia Tauro, Palmi and San Ferdinando is about 15 km away. Aspromonte National Park begins farther inland beyond the lower hill towns, so it is not at the door here. The nearest town of size is Gioia Tauro, with port and rail services; Palmi is the other main nearby centre with the services of a substantial town. This part of the plain is known for olive groves and citrus cultivation.