Villa unifamiliare in Porto Mantovano
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di villetta a 3 piani fuori terra con grado di finitura al "grezzo avanzato", della superficie lorda di circa mq. 197, compreso di portico e soffitta, oltre ad area cortiva pertinenziale, sita nella frazione di Montata Carra del Comune di Porto Mantovano (MN), Strada…
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
The listing is explicitly an ASTA IMMOBILIARE (judicial auction), which is an automatic veto regardless of the €364/m² asking price. The property is also only in “grezzo avanzato” condition, so substantial completion work is likely despite the 197 m² advertised size.
More on the house and the area
The colorful three-storey villa has a pleasant exterior, covered porch, small garden area and a substantial 197 sqm footprint. However, the interior is clearly unfinished and not realistically move-in ready: rooms are bare, floors and fittings are incomplete, and no finished bathroom or kitchen is shown. It is a renovation project with some curb appeal rather than a ready-made Italian dream home.
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€39,000 – €69,000
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 house is unfinished at an advanced-shell stage, despite being labeled “habitable.”
- Photos show bare interiors with unfinished floors, exposed electrical points and no completed kitchen or bathrooms.
- Auction purchase and substantial completion costs should be investigated, including utilities, permits and legal 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 62/100The cluster is in the Po plain at Mantova, where the Mincio broadens into the Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo and Lago Inferiore around the city. The Mincio valley and its wetlands are the main landscape feature within reach, with the Parco del Mincio extending through the area. Mantova is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre with the Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Te and the cathedral. Mantova and Sabbioneta are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The area is known for the Gonzaga city, the lakes around the centre, and rice fields and irrigated farmland in the surrounding plain.