Via Fratelli Bandiera, 11, Girifalco
Tribunale: Catanzaro RGE: 62/2025 PVP: 4619419 Piena proprietà per la quota di 1000/1000 di: fabbricato con struttura portante in muratura di mattoni su tre livelli fuori terra . Piano Terra: composto da un unico ambiente adibito a ingresso e zona giorno; è presente un bagno di dimensioni ridotte, ricavato…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing (Tribunale RGE) — auction sales are handled differently and carry legal complexity. Listed at €7,440 (≈€68/m²) for 110 m² but described as 'Needs renovation' — expect roughly €700/m² in works, and the ad even states the pictures are only indicative, so this is not a straightforward purchase.
More on the house and the area
The photos show a bright, fully-finished 110 m² townhouse with modern bathrooms and clean contemporary finishes on a very photogenic historic street — a liveable, stylish pied-à-terre. That said this is an auction listing that warns images may be indicative and notes 'needs renovation', so verify the real condition, utilities and legal status before bidding.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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 is an auction sale — expect legal fees, delays and checks before handover
- The ad itself states images are indicative and the text also says the property 'needs renovation' — verify the actual condition and number of bathrooms/utilities
- Confirm title/planimetry and whether photos correspond to this exact unit
- No private outdoor space shown and the sea is ~14 km away
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 58/100The area sits in the inland hills between the Ionian side of the Catanzaro province and the Serre Calabresi. The Corace valley lies nearby, with mixed agricultural land, olive groves and wooded slopes typical of this part of central Calabria. Toward the west and south-west, the Serre uplands are the main mountain landscape within reach, with broader forests and higher relief becoming clearer around places such as Serra San Bruno. Catanzaro is the nearest city of size, with full services, hospitals, secondary schools and rail connections in its wider urban area. This part of Calabria is known for hill villages, olive oil and the transition from inland uplands to the two coasts of the Isthmus of Catanzaro.