Via Zenzalino, Argenta
Tribunale: Ferrara RGE: 47/2025 PVP: 4618262 Piena proprietà di un fabbricato originariamente adibito a stalla-fienile, dotato di circostante piccola area scoperta; il fabbricato è stato oggetto di un intervento di consolidamento strutturale, prodromico ad un intervento non completato per la trasformazione in 2…
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 a judicial auction (Tribunale: Ferrara) for a former stalla/fienile with an incomplete conversion—auction sales and potential agricultural classification carry legal and use risks. Listed €15,750 for ~545 m2 (~€29/m2) vs regional median €290/m2, and the acts don’t state the official area while the ad warns the photos are not the real property.
More on the house and the area
Lovely rural plots and broad, rolling-hill views make this a picturesque countryside setting. The building appears to be a consolidated barn/stable with an incomplete conversion — not turnkey but a workable renovation project for someone wanting to create two apartments.
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€36,000 – €61,000
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 images are indicative and not photos of the actual building.
- The property is a former stalla/fienile with structural consolidation done but the conversion into 2 apartments was not completed — interior likely unfinished.
- Sold at auction; verify cadastral plans, permits, utilities and presence of bathrooms/kitchen before bidding.
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 42/100The area lies in the lower Po plain around the Valli di Comacchio wetlands and the Po Delta landscape. The Reno river passes near Argenta, and the Campotto valleys are part of the Po Delta Regional Park. Ferrara is the nearest large town, with a major historic centre and UNESCO status tied to the Este city and the Po Delta. This part of the province is known for reclaimed farmland, canals, fishing valleys and wetland birdlife.