Contrada Castello, 10, Luzzi
Tribunale: Cosenza RGE: 101/2018 PVP: 4614690 Unità immobiliare in corso di costruzione al piano seminterrato, sup. lorda mq 195 oltre sup. scala di accesso e corte esterna per una sup. commerciale tot di mq 213,78 di cui mq 33 completati e mq 162 allo stato rustico. Non occupata VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE…
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
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing and the description says 162/195 m2 are 'rustico' with only 33 m2 completed, so it is not a ready dwelling. Estimated completion ≈€1,100/m2 makes the effective price about €1,205/m2 versus the local median €233/m2, so the auction status plus heavy renovation burden make this a trap.
More on the house and the area
The photos show a sleek, modern interior and an attractive brick exterior, but the actual unit is mostly a raw semi-basement and not move-in ready. This is a clear renovation project and a strong bargain for someone willing to carry out substantial work, not for buyers who want a finished home now.
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€77,000 – €114,000
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.
- Majority of the unit is unfinished: 162 sqm in rustico state vs 33 sqm completed.
- Unit is at piano seminterrato (semi-basement) — limited natural light/ventilation likely.
- Images in the listing are indicative and do not represent the real photos of this property.
- Property is a judicial/auction sale — extra legal/administrative steps required.
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 52/100The area sits in the Crati valley with cultivated hills and low ridges inland from the Tyrrhenian coast. The Crati river basin shapes the local landscape around Montalto Uffugo and the larger urban services are in Cosenza-Rende, which has hospitals, universities, major retail and rail connections. The Sila mountains rise farther east and are a visible regional backdrop from parts of the valley, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of Calabria is known for mixed farmland, olive groves and hill villages rather than for a single protected or nationally distinctive feature within the immediate area.