Terratetto unifamiliare in Novellara
Piena proprietà di alloggio posto al piano quarto di palazzina priva di ascensore, composto da ingresso cucina soggiorno con balcone, disimpegno notte, due camere matrimoniali e bagno, oltre a cantina al piano interrato, locale sottotetto ed autorimessa al piano terra in corpo staccato. Superficie commerciale…
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 a judicial auction ('acquisto in asta', 'Custode Giudiziario'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the ask is low at €24,000 for 90 sqm (€267/sqm) versus a €469/sqm baseline, auction risk overrides pricing.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a very ordinary apartment block rather than a dream-home setting, and the photos mostly show the exterior yard and garages. The description says the flat is habitable, but without interior images of the apartment itself its real livability and charm cannot be confirmed. The low price is the main appeal here, not wow.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- No interior photos of the actual apartment, so real finish level is unverified
- Fourth floor in a building without a lift
- Surroundings and exterior are plain, with no proven view or character
- Auction sale adds process and condition uncertainty
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 34/100This is the central Po plain around Correggio, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered farmhouses. The nearest larger city is Reggio Emilia, which has full services, a historic centre and rail connections. The area is known for intensive farming and for being part of the wider Emilia food-producing belt.