Abitazione a cortina su due livelli con area cortilizia
Casa a schiera costituita da fabbricato principale abitativo che si sviluppa in due piani fuori terra composto da soggiorno con angolo cottura al piano terra; due stanze e un bagno al piano primo collegate da scala interna e da un secondo immobile pertinenziale adibito a deposito con area cortilizia pertinenziale che…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Property is being sold via a judicial auction (venduto dal Tribunale), which carries legal constraints and makes it unsuitable for a normal purchase recommendation. Price €31,810 + estimated €200/m² renovation (79 m²) = ~€47,610 total (~€603/m²), above the regional baseline of €465/m²; the listing also warns photos may not correspond to the specific unit.
More on the house and the area
Small two‑storey terraced house in Castel San Giovanni with a tiny courtyard and a separate storage/deposit. The exterior looks dated but the property is listed as habitable, so it could be lived in with modest refreshing. Great low‑cost opportunity via auction, but inspect interiors and paperwork carefully before bidding.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Most photos are generic marketing material; only one exterior shot of the actual house is shown
- No interior photos provided — condition inside is uncertain and may need cosmetic updating
- Property sold at auction: expect legal/administrative costs and do full due diligence
- Listing data has an inconsistency about bathrooms (description mentions a bagno but facts show 0)
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 52/100This is in the lower Val Tidone on the western edge of the Emilia-Romagna plain, with cultivated fields and wine hills rising a short distance to the south. The Tidone valley and the first ridges of the Piacentine Apennines are within the local landscape. Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with a full set of services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for vineyards and wines including Gutturnio and Ortrugo, and for mixed arable farming in the plain.