Stabile o palazzo in Vergato
Proprietà per 1/1 - Appartamento Sub 1: Al piano Terra: Cantina per una superficie calpestabile di mq. 27,69 circa; Al piano primo: Soggiorno-pranzo, cucinotto, corridoio, bagno, camera, camera, per una superficie calpestabile di mq.69,51 circa; Al piano terzo: Soffitta per una superficie calpestabile di mq. 27,69…
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', 'avviso di vendita'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog and forces a trap score. Even though the ask is only €181/m² versus a €243/m² baseline, auctions carry legal/occupancy uncertainty that outweighs the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a ruin: there are functioning kitchens, bedrooms and a bathroom, plus a substantial building with countryside setting. The exterior has rustic appeal and greenery, and the price per square metre is strikingly low. But the wow is held back by plain, worn interiors and some scruffy ancillary structures, so it feels more like a solid budget project-home than a dream showcase.
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€17,000 – €28,000
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.
- Interiors are basic and dated rather than beautiful.
- Outbuildings/lean-to are marked for demolition.
- Auction sale: urbanistic/administrative status must be checked carefully.
- Photos suggest some rough ancillary spaces and likely further upgrading costs.
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 61/100This is in the Reno valley in the northern Apennines, with wooded ridges and mid-altitude hills around the town. The Reno river runs through the area. Much of this part of the Bolognese Apennines falls within the historical and natural area of the Parco Regionale del Corno alle Scale and the park itself begins farther south. The nearest ski lifts are at Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour by road from Vergato, so they are outside the immediate landscape. The nearest larger centre is Bologna, which provides the full range of city services and rail connections. This stretch of the Apennines is known for chestnut woods, small stone villages and the river-valley route between Bologna and Tuscany.