Via Calabria, 3, Belsito
Tribunale: Cosenza RGE: 31/2020 PVP: 4602434 Piena proprietà di immobile posto al piano terra, al primo piano e al piano sottotetto e corte. L’immobile, di tipo residenziale, al piano terra è composto da un ingresso, un bagno, una cucina, una camera, un locale tecnico ed un vano scala di disimpegno al piano primo. Al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (Tribunale di Cosenza) so purchase is via court process, not a normal sale. The listing also contradicts itself (catalog area 327 m² vs description 90 m² and photos are stated as not real); price €32,859 and condition 'Needs renovation' (estimated €700/m²) make this a legal/verification risk.
More on the house and the area
Photos show very stylish, spacious interiors and a handsome historic façade, so this could be a characterful town home. However the file lists the unit as needing renovation and it’s an auction lot, so it’s a bargain-for-a-project rather than a turnkey 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€65,000 – €115,000
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 images are indicative and may not show the actual rooms.
- Property is listed as 'needs renovation' — likely requires works (kitchen/bath may be incomplete).
- Sale via auction — legal/possession steps and extra costs possible.
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 56/100The cluster sits in the inland hills of the Savuto valley on the Tyrrhenian side of Calabria, with wooded slopes and small farmed ridges around the villages. The Savuto river valley is the main named landscape feature within reach. The nearest larger town is Cosenza, which has the full range of city services and a substantial historic centre. This part of Calabria is known for hill villages, chestnut and mixed woodland, and olive groves on the lower slopes.