Via Ca' de' Cerri, 16, Castiglione dei Pepoli
Tribunale: Bologna RGE: 231/2025 PVP: 4615532 Lotto 3 - Piena proprietà di porzione di fabbricato ad uso residenziale cielo terra e cantina, consistente in appartamento, così composta: piano terreno ingresso su vano scala, una cucina, un soggiorno e un sottoscala; esternamente una pozione di corte esclusiva e una…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial-auction lot (Tribunale) with sale conditions and encumbrances to check; the ad even warns images are not real. Price EUR 48,750 and a Habitable estimate of €200/m² gives an effective ~€774/m² versus the local median €466/m², so it reads as risky rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Bright, modern 3‑bed apartment with clean contemporary finishes, a ready-to-use bathroom and kitchen, and pleasant countryside views — genuinely move-inable. At this price it’s a clear bargain, but it’s a judicial-asset sale so do full legal and occupancy checks before buying.
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€6,000 – €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.
- Property sold at auction — verify urban/administrative status and any encumbrances
- Listing images may be indicative; confirm the exact unit condition and room count in person
- Check occupancy/utilities and precise boundaries of the small private courtyard/cantina
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 71/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in a wooded mountain area around the passes between Bologna and Tuscany. Lake Santa Maria is at Castiglione dei Pepoli, and the Brasimone reservoir area lies nearby in the same mountain belt. Much of the surrounding landscape falls within the Suviana e Brasimone Regional Park. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts of Corno alle Scale, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the exact hamlet. Castiglione dei Pepoli itself is a small service centre with shops, schools and rail access on the Bologna–Prato line, while Bologna is the nearest major city for higher-order services. The area is known for chestnut woods, reservoirs and Apennine ridge country on the old route between Emilia and Tuscany.