Unità Immobiliare a Bologna (BO)
Piena Proprietà di Unità Immobiliare libere ad uso Residenziale posta al piani Terra e Primo, costituita da Ingresso/vano scala al piano Terra, Cucina, Camera, un Bagno ed infine Ripostiglio al piano Primo, oltre ad una Cantina al piano Interrato. Sito nel Comune di Bologna (BO), Quartiere Santo Stefano, Via delle…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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The listing states that the property is subject to a legal sale procedure and discusses auction-related purchase channels, so it carries a major transaction risk despite the €48,000 asking price. At €1,200/m² before estimated habitable-property costs, it is also far above the local €467/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful historic townhouse in Bologna’s Santo Stefano district, with a handsome terracotta façade, elegant shutters, stone window surrounds, and an impressive arched wooden entrance. The advertised layout is a real small home rather than a shell, with kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, storage, cellar, and two levels, but its actual livability is unconfirmed because the gallery shows only the exterior.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- No interior photos are provided, so the claimed habitable condition cannot be verified.
- The listing is connected to a legal sale/debt-settlement process, requiring careful due diligence.
- The exterior shows graffiti, barred ground-floor windows, and a dense urban street setting; the bathroom count is inconsistent between the facts and description.
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Bologna, so the lived setting is an urban plain at the edge of the Po Valley rather than open countryside. The first hills of the Bolognese Apennine rise just south of the city, but they are outside the immediate urban fabric. Bologna is a major regional city with a large historic centre, arcades, rail links, the ring road and airport, universities, hospitals and full city services. The area is known for its food culture and for Bologna’s historic porticoed centre, including UNESCO recognition for the porticoes.