Villa unifamiliare in Marano Marchesato
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Unità immobiliare per civile abitazione, facente parte di un fabbricato a schiera, plurifamiliare. Piano Seminterrato, non abitabile (catastalmente cantina/tavernetta), adibito a soggiorno, cucina, bagno, ripostiglio. Piano Terra, abitabile, composto da disimpegno, vano letto di mq…
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 under the catalog rules. The 118 m² property is advertised at €45,751 (€388/m²), but the semibasement is legally non-habitable despite being used as living space, creating a material legality risk.
More on the house and the area
A solid, clearly usable 118 sqm terraced villa with three bedrooms, balconies and attractive private front and rear outdoor areas. The home is ordinary rather than architecturally special, but it appears maintained and furnished, with a pleasant green suburban setting and an unusually low asking price. The main concern is the cadastral status of the basement, which is being used as part of the living area despite being classified as a cellar/tavernetta.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal and tribunal-document review.
- The basement level is officially non-habitable, despite being fitted out as living space, kitchen and bathroom.
- Interiors are functional but dated, with no clear energy-class information.
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 52/100The cluster lies on the lower slopes west of Cosenza, in the valley system that opens toward the Crati plain, with the Coastal Range rising a short distance to the west. The Savuto valley and the first Tyrrhenian-facing mountains are within the local hinterland, and the Sila massif is visible farther east beyond Cosenza but outside the immediate landscape. Cosenza is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a historic centre, and the urban area shared with Rende. The area is known mainly as the inland edge between the Cosenza urban basin and the Tyrrhenian side of northern Calabria, with mixed hillside settlement and access routes across the province.