Casa su tre livelli due camere
Casa su tre livelli con ingresso indipendente al piano terra. Al primo piano ripostiglio, cucina, bagno, soggiorno e due camere. Al secondo piano tre soffitte raggiungibili da scala interna. La casa si sviluppa su tre livelli con ingresso indipendente al piano terra. Al primo piano si trovano un ripostiglio, un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing ("data di asta", "offerta minima", "procedura"), which is an automatic veto for this catalog. It also describes major defects including infiltrations, rising damp, diffuse cracks, very poor windows and badly deteriorated upper floor conditions, implying roughly €1,100/m² renovation on top of the bid price.
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This is a very cheap, real house rather than a ruin, with usable rooms, kitchen and bathroom already in place. But it has little visual charm in the photos and the reported damp, cracking and poor maintenance seriously limit the dream-home feel. It looks basically habitable only with compromise, and would need significant remedial work to feel comfortable.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€57,000 – €85,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clear signs of damp, infiltration and wall cracking are reported.
- Windows are in very poor condition and heating lacks a boiler.
- Upper attic level is in bad condition and not renovated.
- Auction sale: practical/legal due diligence is 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 33/100This is the flat central Po plain between the Secchia basin and the lower courses of the Modenese and Mantuan rivers, with intensive farmland, drainage canals and scattered hamlets as the dominant landscape. The nearest town of size within daily use is Carpi, which has a large historic centre and services; Modena is farther south. The area is known for Emilia’s agricultural plain, with production tied to fields, dairying and the wider food economy of the Po valley.