Casa indipendente 7 locali, 129 m² in Contrada Bonomilo 10,
Casa indipendente 7 locali, 129 m² in Contrada Bonomilo 10,. Habitable, autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, caminetto, esposizione esterna, cucina, arredato, cantina.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €21,070 asking price is attractive at €163/m², but adding an estimated €200/m² for a habitable property brings the effective cost to about €363/m², above the local €252/m² benchmark. The listing has 18 photos and useful features such as heating, a fireplace, cellar and panoramic views, but Decollatura is inland and the listing does not state the number of bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, apparently habitable 129 m² detached home with two bedrooms, a covered porch, cellar, autonomous heating, and approximately 646 m² of surrounding land. The €21,075 starting price and stated 45% discount are compelling, but the gallery shows presentation slides rather than the house itself, so its beauty, views, and actual finish quality remain unproven.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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 property is sold at auction, so legal and procedural due diligence is essential.
- Current access crosses land that is not owned by the property; a new vehicle and pedestrian access may need to be created.
- The listing states it is habitable, but no genuine interior or exterior property photographs are provided to verify condition or visual appeal.
- Heating is LPG-based and there is no air conditioning.
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 61/100The cluster is in the Catanzaro Apennines, with wooded uplands and ridges around the Reventino area. The Amato valley lies nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast at the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia is beyond the hills. This part of inland Catanzaro is known for chestnut woods, mixed forest and small mountain villages rather than for a single major monument or protected landscape inside the immediate area. The nearest town of size is Lamezia Terme, which has the main rail junction, services and the nearest airport.