Abitazione in Comune di Villafranca (VR).
Abitazione di 286 mq con giardino di 10 mq, al piano terra una cucina, un soggiorno, un bagno, una camera e un vano scale che conduce al primo piano dove ci sono tre camere e un bagno. Completa un balcone e un sottotetto non accessibile di 110 mq, una cantina di 33 mq al piano interrato e un portico di 36 mq. Sita nel…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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The €69,000 townhouse is marketed as subject to a legal sale procedure, with explicit references to auction-related channels, triggering the auction veto. Although the stated habitable condition implies roughly €200/m² in renovation and an effective cost of about €441/m², the legal-sale risk makes this unsuitable for the target catalog.
More on the house and the area
A substantial 286 sqm townhouse with a pleasant historic-style facade, decorative cornice, balcony, and an attractive covered passage gives it genuine character. It is described as habitable rather than a ruin, but the visible exterior is dated and the lack of interior photos makes livability and finish quality uncertain. The unusually low price for the size adds appeal, though this is more a practical bargain than a dream-setting home.
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€19,000 – €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.
- Interior photos are not provided, so the claimed habitable condition and bathroom layout cannot be verified.
- The property is involved in a legal sale/debt-settlement process, requiring careful technical and legal due diligence.
- The facade shows peeling paint and general age-related wear; the house is in a dense urban street with little private outdoor space.
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 30/100The cluster sits on the flat Po Valley plain south-west of Verona in an area of intensive arable agriculture and some orchards. The Verona–Villafranca (Valerio Catullo) airport is located in or immediately adjacent to the municipality. Major road and rail corridors serving the Verona plain cross the area; the town has a railway station and road links to the provincial capital. The Adige River flows through the Verona area to the north of Villafranca. There are no national or regional parks or ski lifts within the immediate 15 km radius; the nearest city of size is Verona, which provides a provincial hospital, intercity rail connections and tourist monuments such as the Roman Arena.