ASTA - PRE ASTA in Strada Riello 34, Viterbo
ASTA - PRE ASTA in Strada Riello 34, Viterbo. Habitable, centralizzato heating, esposizione esterna, caminetto, porta blindata, cucina, balcone, terrazzo.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an ASTA/pre-auction property, so it is unsuitable for this catalog regardless of its attractive price. At €37,125 plus an estimated €20,400 for habitable-condition work, the effective cost is about €564/m² versus €661/m² for comparable homes.
More on the house and the area
This is a potentially usable 102 m² apartment with a kitchen, fireplace, heating, balcony, and terrace at a very low asking price. However, the gallery provides no convincing visual evidence of the apartment itself—the Rome skyline is generic promotional imagery—and there is no interior beauty or historic character to create a strong dream-home impression.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Judicial auction/pre-auction purchase involves legal and procedural risks.
- The gallery shows promotional imagery rather than the actual apartment interiors or exterior.
- The listing reports zero bathrooms, which needs clarification despite describing the property as habitable.
- Actual views, utilities, and condition should be verified during inspection.
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 55/100The town centre preserves a medieval quarter (San Pellegrino) and the Palazzo dei Papi (Papal Palace). Viterbo is the setting for the annual Macchina di Santa Rosa procession. Thermal springs and spa facilities (Bullicame, Terme dei Papi) sit on the town’s outskirts. The nearby frazione Bagnaia contains Villa Lante, a Renaissance villa with formal gardens. The Monti Cimini, a ring of volcanic hills and woodland, rise a short drive to the north-east and include the volcanic Lago di Vico. The surrounding countryside is a mix of cultivated land and wooded volcanic hills typical of the Tuscia area; local agriculture includes vineyards and olive cultivation. There are no alpine ski lifts in the immediate area.