Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €515/m², the asking price is already above the local €450/m² benchmark; allowing about €200/m² for a habitable apartment makes the effective cost roughly €715/m². The listing has many photos and heating, but the description is extremely sparse and does not state the number of bathrooms or provide enough detail to justify the premium.
More on the house and the area
This is an attractive, substantial home with a polished garden, generous terraces, parking, and a convincing green mountain setting. The listing describes it as habitable with autonomous heating and a kitchen, so it appears to be a real usable home rather than a renovation shell, though the lack of interior photos prevents a higher score.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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 gallery shows no interior rooms, bathrooms, or kitchen, so livability is mainly based on the listing facts.
- The rear/exterior photos reveal a more utilitarian finish and some weathering than the manicured front suggests.
- Several aerial and panoramic images are explicitly illustrative and do not represent the property or its immediate surroundings.
- Bathroom count is listed as zero despite the property being described as habitable; verify the actual layout and documentation.
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 74/100The Serre Calabresi surround the area. The forested upland around Serra San Bruno includes the Regional Natural Park of the Serre. The nearest larger town is Vibo Valentia, which provides the main range of services, hospitals and rail connections for this part of the province. The area is known for chestnut and beech woods and for the Certosa di Serra San Bruno.