Via Municipio, 52, Marano Marchesato
Tribunale: Cosenza RGE: 264/2011 PVP: 4578959 Appartamento per civile abitazione sviluppatosi su 2 livelli collegati tra loro a mezzo di scala interna, facente parte di un fabbricato a schiera su 3 livelli; composto al piano primo da 2 vani e bagno, al piano terra da 3 vani e bagno, il tutto della superficie lorda di…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing (Tribunale Cosenza RGE 264/2011) and the ad warns the photos are not the real property, so purchase requires court procedures. Listed at €41,888 for 109 m2 (≈€384/m2); with habitable-condition renovation ~€200/m2 the effective price is ≈€565/m2 vs regional median ≈€425/m2 — auction/legal risk makes this low-confidence.
More on the house and the area
The interior photos show a bright, recently refurbished, move‑in ready apartment with modern floors and bathroom — genuinely livable. The setting is a plain urban block rather than a picturesque village or coastal view, and the listing warns images may be generic, so verify actual photos and condition before bidding.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Listing states images are indicative and may NOT be photos of the actual unit — verify real photos and planimetry
- Exterior is an ordinary multi-storey block with no scenic view or historic character
- One photo shows a very dilapidated room that conflicts with the renovated images — confirm the true condition of each level/room
- Confirm number of bathrooms/utilities and condition despite overall 'habitable' status
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 cluster lies on the lower slopes west of Cosenza, in the valley system that opens toward the Crati plain, with the Coastal Range rising a short distance to the west. The Savuto valley and the first Tyrrhenian-facing mountains are within the local hinterland, and the Sila massif is visible farther east beyond Cosenza but outside the immediate landscape. Cosenza is the nearest town of size, with a full set of services, a historic centre, and the urban area shared with Rende. The area is known mainly as the inland edge between the Cosenza urban basin and the Tyrrhenian side of northern Calabria, with mixed hillside settlement and access routes across the province.