Via Cristoforo Colombo, Montalto Uffugo
Tribunale: Cosenza RGE: 53/2013 PVP: 4606559 Bene 1 Terreno agricolo, estensione ha 01.68.35, con entrostanti fabbricati rurali. Bene 2 Corpi di fabbrica adibiti a deposito attrezzi e mezzi, stalla ricovero animali, fienili etc. Sup. commerciale intero lotto mq 16.835. Il tutto meglio descritto nella relazione di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- 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 an auction lot (Tribunale RGE) of agricultural land with rural/storage buildings (16,835 m2) described as stables/depositi and occupied, so it is not a ready-to-live dwelling. The very low price (€23,345) reflects land/storage at auction rather than a habitable farmhouse, and the listing notes images are only indicative.
More on the house and the area
Very pretty agricultural land and flowering meadows with photogenic aerial field patterns, but the photos show no usable house. The ad mentions rural buildings and 'habitable' status, yet they are occupied and undocumented here — you would need inspections and legal clearance before this could be a lived-in home.
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€1,111,000 – €1,878,000
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.
- Gallery shows only land/air photos — no clear images of the farmhouse or interiors
- Listing notes the properties are occupied (possible legal/access issues)
- Announcement states images are indicative and may not be the real photos
- No photos of utilities, living spaces or current condition of buildings provided
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 area lies in the Crati valley with low hills and cultivated slopes around the town. The Crati river runs through this part of the province. The nearest town of size is Cosenza, which has a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections. The Tyrrhenian coast around Paola and the Sila mountains are both outside the immediate 15 km landscape and do not define the surroundings here. This part of Calabria is known mainly for mixed agriculture and for being in the orbit of the Cosenza urban area.