Villa unifamiliare in Ferrara
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE piena proprietà di compendio immobiliare composto da due fabbricati fatiscenti di natura agricola e precisamente abitazione con annessa unità collabente e fienile collabente, oltre ad ampia area di terreno circostante e stradello che consente l’accesso dalla pubblica via,Occupato -…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing, which is an automatic veto, and the description contradicts the “Habitable” fact by calling the buildings fatiscenti/collabenti and agricultural in nature. The €7/m² headline is distorted by 11,104 m² of land and does not represent a normal dwelling deal.
More on the house and the area
The large traditional brick farmhouse has attractive historic character, a chimney, old shutters, and substantial surrounding land. However, the interiors are unfinished, cluttered storage spaces with exposed and aging structures, and there is no visible bathroom or usable living area. This is a photogenic renovation project rather than a realistic move-in home.
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€4,397,000 – €6,496,000
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.
- The listing describes the agricultural buildings as dilapidated/collapsed units, despite labeling the property habitable.
- Interiors appear to be storage or work areas, with no visible bathroom, kitchen, or finished living space.
- Major renovation and possible structural work are likely; the property is occupied and sold through auction.
- Access, utilities, legal status, and the condition of the roof should be verified in the court documentation.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Ferrara, so the setting is the Po plain rather than open countryside. The Po di Volano and the lower Po plain shape the area, with flat agricultural land, canals and drainage works around the city. Ferrara itself is a major provincial centre with a large Renaissance and medieval historic core, including the Este castle and city walls, and the historic centre is UNESCO-listed. The Po Delta regional park lies to the east but outside the immediate 15 km landscape.