Castrolibero
Tribunale: Cosenza RGE: 226/1993 PVP: 4604856 Bene 1 Fabbricato rurale, mq 113, adibito a deposito, composto da 4 locali con rifiniture per civile abitazione. Bene 2 Fabbricato rurale, mq 7. Bene 3 Terreno, qualità ficheco, mq 68. VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE ALL'ASTA? PRENOTA ORA LA TUA CONSULENZA…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a tribunal auction and the main building is a 'fabbricato rurale' described as a deposito (not a lawful dwelling), so it may not be convertible to habitation; price €6,730 for 113 m² cannot overcome the legal/use issue. The ad also states the images are indicative/not real, raising contradictory claims about the actual condition.
More on the house and the area
Very cheap 113 m² rural building with neat, modern-finish interiors in the photos and clear bargain potential. However the listing notes the images are illustrative and the asset is described as a storage building with habitation finishes (and no bathrooms listed), so verify real condition, services and paperwork before assuming move-in readiness.
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€8,000 – €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.
- Photos in the listing are stated to be indicative and do not represent the real property — ask for real photos and floorplans
- Property is a rural building recorded as a deposito with finishes for habitation and shows 0 bathrooms on the facts sheet — confirm presence of a bathroom and utilities
- Sale by auction (procedural/legal costs and checks 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 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.