Via Piave, Scalea
Tribunale: Paola RGE: 74/2022 PVP: 4618612 1/1 di Unità immobiliare in corso di costruzione, Categoria F/4, Piano 1. L’interno è costituito da tre ampi vani in stato rustico, privi di massetti e pavimenti, intonaci, impianti, porte e serramenti, nonché WC con relativi sanitari, essendo ancora in corso di costruzione.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction unit described as 'in corso di costruzione' with no finishes and infiltration; estimated restoration €1,100/m² → total cost ≈ €265,000 (≈€1,233/m²) vs local baseline €233/m². The listing contradicts the 'Renovated' condition and the official acts do not state the exact sqm.
More on the house and the area
The listing photos show a very attractive, modern interior and handsome historic façade, and the price is a clear bargain for the size. However the actual unit is described as an unfinished/rustic shell with roof infiltration and no installations, so it’s a project rather than a move-in home.
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€85,000 – €126,000
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.
- Photos in the ad are stated as indicative and may not depict the actual unit.
- According to the auction description the unit is unfinished (no screeds/floors, no systems, no doors/windows).
- Perizia reports infiltration from the roof — structural/water issues to fix.
- Sale by judicial auction — legal/administrative steps and risks apply.
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 77/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the door here, with a long urban beach at Scalea and the Riviera dei Cedri coastline continuing north and south. The Lao River valley and the western edge of the Pollino massif are inland within this part of northern Calabria, and the Parco Nazionale del Pollino begins a short drive away. Scalea is one of the larger towns on this stretch and has a marina, railway station and the services of a seaside centre; Praia a Mare is nearby, with the Isola di Dino offshore and the coast toward San Nicola Arcella known for cliffs and small coves. This part of Calabria is known for cedar cultivation and summer beach tourism.