Rapino
Tribunale: Chieti RGE: 53/2025 PVP: 4614606 Rustico sviluppato su quattro piani di cui 2 fuori terra e 2 interrati, ambiente in piano terra , bagno , stanza al primo piano, soggiorno cucina, camera con bagnetto scala esterna e cantine ai piani seminterrati VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE ALL'ASTA? PRENOTA ORA LA…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing (Tribunale), so it cannot be treated as a normal sale; auction status forces a low-trust verdict. Price EUR 13,143 (EUR 149/m²) is far below the regional baseline EUR 338/m² but the ad also says the photos are not the real ones, which raises contradictory claims.
More on the house and the area
Photos show attractive, modernized rooms and a pretty historic street, but the actual listing describes a multi‑storey rustico that needs renovation and is sold at auction. This is a project with good potential for a characterful village home, not a move‑in ready property.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €31,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Listing states the property 'needs renovation' — expect substantial restoration work.
- Images in the ad are indicated as generic/indicative and may not show the actual building.
- Sale is by court auction — extra legal/administrative costs and timing to consider.
- Listing shows 0 baths in the facts; confirm existing plumbing and utilities before bidding.
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 76/100The Maiella massif rises immediately above Rapino, and the edge of the Maiella National Park is within the local area. The Foro river valley runs below the village. Passolanciano on the Maiella, with ski lifts, is about 20 minutes by road. Chieti is the nearest city of size, with full services, a historic centre and museums. This part of Abruzzo is known for mountain villages, forests and pastoral landscapes on the eastern side of the Maiella.