Borgo di Linaro, 3, Mercato Saraceno
Tribunale: Forli RGE: 89/2025 Diritti di piena proprietà su fabbricato abitativo urbano, da cielo a terra, sviluppantesi su tre livelli collegati internamente da scala, composto da 9 vani catastali. Il bene si presenta disabitato ed in evidente stato di abbandono. VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE ALL'ASTA? PRENOTA ORA…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a court auction (Tribunale Forlì) for an abandoned 214 m2 townhouse; adding ~€700/m2 renovation (€149,800) yields an effective price ≈€191,425 (≈€894/m2), well above the regional baseline of €464/m2. The ad states images are indicative (not real), so the sale is a judicial auction with limited buyer protections, not a turnkey renovation opportunity.
More on the house and the area
Large, classic townhouse with attractive historic façade and generously proportioned rooms — very photogenic and a clear value at this price. However the unit is described as abandoned and needs full renovation, so this is a project for someone willing to restore rather than a 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€42,000 – €75,000
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.
- Advertised images are indicative and not the actual photos of the unit – verify real photos/planimetry before bidding.
- Listing states the building is disabitato and in an evident state of abandonment — full renovation (structure, systems, bathrooms) likely required.
- Sale by auction: expect extra legal/fee work and do thorough due diligence (certificates, liens, condominium rules).
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 area sits in the first Apennine hills of the Savio valley. The Savio river runs through the area toward Cesena. Within this radius the landscape is mainly wooded slopes, fields and scattered hamlets, with the denser services concentrated toward Cesena, which has a full range of shops, schools, rail links and hospitals. The wider area is known for hill farming and for the route inland from Romagna toward the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines.