Via Eugenio Montale, 25, Chieuti
Tribunale: Foggia RGE: 200/2024 PVP: 4623511 L’abitazione su due livelli con una superficie totale di 94 mq ed entrando dal cancelletto pedonale al civico 25, si accede in un piccolo giardino pavimentato con posto auto e piccola aiuola sul lato destro., così composto: al piano terra di cucina abitabile, soggiorno…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing (Tribunale RGE 200/2024), which carries legal/process risk despite the low price. Asking €35,625 (≈€379/m²); estimated renovation €200/m² → effective ≈€54,425 (≈€579/m²), below the regional median €701/m², but auction status makes it unsuitable as a straightforward purchase.
More on the house and the area
The interior photos show a plain, recently finished, habitable apartment with basic modern fixtures — liveable but not characterful. The building exterior and lack of views make this far from a dreamy Italian home, though the low price per m² is a clear bargain for a usable 94 m² property.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- Property being sold at auction — legal/possession checks required
- Listing states the uploaded images are indicative and not the real photos of the unit
- Exterior photos show a bland high‑rise block with no scenic view; limited outdoor space
- Bathroom count/condition is unclear from the images and description
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 67/100The cluster sits on the low coastal plain of northern Puglia (the Capitanata/Tavoliere area). The Adriatic coast and the coastal lagoon known as Lago di Lesina lie within the local area; the lagoon is a shallow coastal lake separated from the open sea by a narrow sandbar. There are no mountains or named ranges inside the 15 km radius. The immediate landscape is flat to gently undulating agricultural land with olive groves, vineyards and arable fields. The nearest coastal town of size is Lesina, which provides local shops, services and a fishing harbour. Local economic activities include agriculture and lagoon/coastal fishing.