Villa unifamiliare in Montalto Uffugo
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Fabbricato del tipo a schiera per civile abitazione di tipo medio, composto da 2 livelli fuori terra oltre un livello seminterrato, e costituito da 2 unità immobiliari distinte ed indipendenti accessibili attraverso la corte esclusiva. L'unità n. 1 ha una superficie lorda di mq 177…
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
Judicial auction is an automatic veto: the description explicitly says 'ASTA IMMOBILIARE' and repeats that it is sold at auction. Although listed as habitable, auctions carry legal/procedural risk, so this is scored as a trap regardless of the nominal €795/m² price.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a ruin: finished floors, stairs, balconies and furnished rooms suggest it is broadly habitable. The hillside Calabrian town setting adds some appeal, but the house itself is plain 1980s suburban stock with no special character or proven view. At the price, it feels more like a practical bargain than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Generic modern row-house exterior with limited charm
- Interiors look dated and somewhat dark despite being habitable
- No bathroom or kitchen shown in the photos
- Auction listing: documentation and exact unit/condition should be verified
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 50/100The cluster is in the Crati valley, with cultivated hills and low ridges around the built-up area. The Crati river plain lies nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Paola and the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia is a short drive west but outside the immediate landscape. The Sila mountains rise to the east beyond Cosenza, but they are not within the 15 km setting here. Cosenza is the nearest city of size and provides the main services, rail links and hospitals for the area. This part of Calabria is known for mixed agricultural land, hill villages and the corridor between the Tyrrhenian side and the Cosenza basin.