Villa unifamiliare in Argenta
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Vetusto compendio immobiliare costituito da due edifici principali destinati a civile abitazione, depositi e ristorante, oltre a corpo di fabbrica minore ad uso ripostiglio - Via delle Anime ... Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite avvocati…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is being sold via judicial auction (ASTA IMMOBILIARE), which makes purchase legally complex and risky. Listed at €76,500 (≈€342/m2) vs regional baseline €358/m2 and described as 'Habitable' — I estimate ~€200/m2 for renovation.
More on the house and the area
Solid brick farm outbuilding on flat Emilia‑Romagna farmland with a private drive and trees. The structure is intact but utilitarian and used for storage, not a ready-to-live house — best seen as an affordable barn-to-home project or ancilliary space to the main house.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Property appears to be primarily a garage/deposit rather than a finished dwelling
- Interiors are raw/storage — no bathrooms or obvious living spaces shown; conversion and services required
- Sale by auction — check legal/title/charges and request full technical reports
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 33/100This is the lower Ferrara plain, with reclaimed agricultural land, canals and drainage works as the dominant landscape. The Po di Volano and the wetland belt of the Valli di Comacchio are the main named natural features in the wider area, but they lie outside the immediate 15 km radius. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status, but it is beyond the local landscape around Portomaggiore. The area is known for arable farming and for the bonifica landscape of the eastern Po plain.