Rende
Tribunale: Cosenza RGE: 75/2011 PVP: 4623055 Immobile che si sviluppa tutto al piano terra con annessa area giardino di mq 40. Attualmente libero si presenta in condizioni degradate e non idoneo a qualsivoglia uso senza strutturali interventi di manutenzione straordinaria. VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Structure
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction lot (Tribunale Cosenza) so it cannot be treated as a normal sale. Estimated renovation €700/m² → renovation ≈€59,500 and effective price ≈€72,273 (≈€851/m²) vs regional median €255/m²; description says the building is currently unusable without major structural works and images are only illustrative.
More on the house and the area
The supplied photos show bright, modern-finished interiors, but the listing explicitly describes the property as degraded and needing structural extraordinary maintenance. There is a small 40 sqm garden and the price is very low (auction), so this is a bargain project rather than a move-in home.
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 – €30,000
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.
- Official description states the unit is in degraded condition and "not suitable" for use without major structural works.
- The ad notes the photos are illustrative and do not represent the real property.
- Property is an auction/foreclosure sale — expect legal/procedural costs and timing.
- No confirmation of utilities or habitable rooms; full renovation likely 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 49/100The cluster lies in the Crati valley at the foot of the Coastal Range, with the Sila massif visible to the east but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The Crati river runs through the wider plain around Rende and Cosenza. The nearest substantial town is Cosenza, which has a historic centre, services, rail links and the university area extending into Rende. This part of Calabria is known for a mix of urban expansion, valley-floor agriculture and the older hilltop core of Rende.