Villetta a schiera una camera con ripostiglio
Casa a schiera su tre piani composta da soggiorno-pranzo, cucina e ripostiglio al piano terra, camera e bagno al piano primo, sottotetto non abitabile al secondo piano. Ripostiglio esterno di circa 4mq. La casa ha ingresso indipendente e si sviluppa su tre livelli. Al piano terra si trovano il soggiorno con zona…
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'), which is an automatic veto for this catalog. It also needs renovation, with non-functioning electrical system and disconnected boiler, implying about €700/m² in works on top of the €36,000 minimum bid.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, roofed townhouse rather than a ruin, with basic livable layout and plain but usable rooms. However, there is very little visual charm or special setting in the photos, and the house needs substantial work before it feels comfortably habitable. The very low price helps, but this is more practical project than dream-home material.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Needs significant renovation; overall condition is poor.
- Electrical system is not functioning.
- Boiler/heating is present but currently not connected.
- Auction sale adds procedural/legal complexity.
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 38/100This is the central Po plain between Bologna, Modena and Ferrara, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered settlements. The Panaro runs nearby to the west, and the Reno plain is part of the wider area. Bologna is the nearest large city, with the full range of services, rail connections, universities and major historic monuments. The area is known for intensive farming and for being in the food-producing belt of Emilia.