Cerreto Guidi
Tribunale: Firenze RGE: 180/2025 PVP: 4588946 Piena proprietà di un fabbricato urbano per civile abitazione su due piani fuori terra per circa 139 mq oltre ampia soffitta al piano secondo sottotetto di circa mq 69 e altro fabbricato accessorio di circa mq 34, in pessimo stato di conservazione ed in parte diruto, e…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
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Property is a judicial auction and described as ‘pessimo stato’ and partly derelict; I estimate restoration ≈ €1,100/m² → total cost ≈ €306k (≈€1,586/m²) vs local median €657/m², so this is not a bargain; the ad also states the photos are only indicative.
More on the house and the area
The supplied photos show a bright, modern interior, but the official description says the real townhouse (with large courtyard and attic) is in very poor, partly diruto condition. This is a project property with strong potential because of size and location, not a move-in home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€77,000 – €113,000
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 do NOT show the real property.
- Description states the house and an accessory building are in very poor condition and partly collapsed; major restoration is required.
- Sold at auction — legal/transfer complexities and possible missing utilities.
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 61/100The area sits in the lower Valdarno hills between the Arno plain and the first inland ridges, with mixed farmland, olive groves and vineyards around small Tuscan villages. The Arno runs nearby to the north. Cerreto Guidi has the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, part of the UNESCO serial site of the Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany. Empoli is the nearest larger town and provides the main rail services, shops and hospitals for the area. This part of Tuscany is known for olive oil, wine and dispersed hill villages rather than for a single dominant natural feature within the immediate surroundings.