Via dell'Orefice, Fara Filiorum Petri
Tribunale: Chieti RGE: 75/2024 PVP: 4620526 Appartamento ubicato nel quartiere Centro Antico, della superficie commerciale di 198,86 mq. L'immobile esecutato è un'abitazione indipendente da cielo a terra disposta su 4 livelli e ubicata nel centro storico del Comune. Al piano terra è presente un locale garage non…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction and the description says the unit is still 'al grezzo' since 1994, so assume full restoration (~€1,100/m²) → effective price ≈ €235,532 / 199 m² ≈ €1,184/m² vs regional baseline €417/m². Auction status plus the clear contradiction between 'Renovated' and the text make this a risky, likely unsuitable purchase through the normal market.
More on the house and the area
Photos show bright, modern rooms, a lovely bathroom, and a pleasant urban view from balconies — very photogenic and would make a dreamy city home. However the official description reports the unit is still a shell (in progress since 1994) and images are illustrative, so this is a bargain project rather than a move-in property and will need significant completion and auction paperwork.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- Listing states the photos are indicative and do not show the actual unit.
- Description says the unit is still 'al grezzo' (unfinished/shell) despite the finished rooms in the pictures.
- Likely no bathrooms/kitchen installed and substantial finishing work required.
- Property sold at auction — expect legal/administrative complexity.
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 66/100The cluster sits on the Abruzzo foothills between the Maiella massif to the west and the lower hills that run toward the Adriatic. The Foro river valley is the local drainage line in this part of the province. Maiella National Park begins within roughly this range to the west, and the mountain block is the main landscape feature of the area. The nearest town of size is Chieti, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections; inland, Guardiagrele is the main hill town toward the mountain and is known for its old centre and metalworking tradition. This part of Abruzzo is known for olive groves, vineyards and hill villages on the Adriatic side of the Maiella.