Stabile o palazzo in Scalea
1/1 di Unità immobiliare in corso di costruzione, Categoria F/4, Piano 1. L’interno è costituito da tre ampi vani in stato rustico, privi di massetti e pavimenti, intonaci, impianti, porte e serramenti, nonché WC con relativi sanitari, essendo ancora in corso di costruzione. Presenta fenomeni infiltrativi provenienti…
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 a judicial auction ('acquisto in asta') and the unit is still unfinished category F/4, with no floors, plaster, systems, doors/windows or bathroom fittings, plus roof infiltration, so it is not currently habitable. At €28,500 for 130 sqm plus roughly €1,100/sqm to complete, the effective cost is about €1,319/sqm versus a €336/sqm baseline, making it a poor buy even before auction risk.
More on the house and the area
The actual property shown is a plain apartment in a small building, with no proven interior charm and only modest exterior appeal. Condition is the real issue: it is an in-construction shell, not a usable home, and the description mentions roof infiltration. The lifestyle photos are attractive, but they do not translate into this being a dream home you could realistically live in soon.
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€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Interior is an unfinished shell with no floors, doors, windows, systems or bathroom fittings.
- There are roof-related water infiltration issues mentioned in the description.
- The glamorous garden/sea images do not appear to be of the actual unit itself.
- Auction purchase requires extra due diligence on title, condition and completion 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 77/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the door here, with a long urban beach at Scalea and the Riviera dei Cedri coastline continuing north and south. The Lao River valley and the western edge of the Pollino massif are inland within this part of northern Calabria, and the Parco Nazionale del Pollino begins a short drive away. Scalea is one of the larger towns on this stretch and has a marina, railway station and the services of a seaside centre; Praia a Mare is nearby, with the Isola di Dino offshore and the coast toward San Nicola Arcella known for cliffs and small coves. This part of Calabria is known for cedar cultivation and summer beach tourism.