Villa unifamiliare in Poppi
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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
The listing is explicitly an auction ('asta immobiliare'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. Although the nominal price is just €179/m² versus a €531/m² baseline, auctions carry legal/process risk and this one also includes mixed assets (dwelling, church, and collabente unit).
More on the house and the area
There is some evocative old-stone character, and the inclusion of a church makes the property unusual on paper. But the photo shows a collapsed, debris-filled structure rather than a usable home, so this reads as a major project, not a dream move-in property. The very low price is interesting, but condition drags the wow right down.
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 – €30,000
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.
- Auction sale with details to verify
- Photos show a heavily ruined/collapsed structure
- No bathroom shown despite 264 sqm listing
- Livability is doubtful despite the stated 'habitable' condition
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 73/100The cluster is in the Casentino valley, with the Pratomagno ridge to the west and the Casentino side of the Apennines to the east. The Arno runs through the valley floor nearby. Much of the surrounding high ground falls within the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna, one of the main protected forest areas of the northern Apennines. The nearest ski area is usually Monte Falco on the Campigna side, roughly 1 to 1.5 hours by road depending on the hamlet. Bibbiena is the nearest larger town in the valley and has the area’s main services, while Poppi nearby is known for its medieval center and castle. The Casentino is known for its forests, Romanesque parish churches and the pilgrimage sites of La Verna and Camaldoli.