Via Pietrafitta, 7, Avegno
Tribunale: Genova RGE: 95/2023 PVP: 4598189 Lotto 2: Fabbricato ad uso residenziale sito ad Avegno (GE) – Salita Pietrafitta, civico n. 7 - avente accesso pedonale tramite una creuza che si diparte dalla Piazza Paolo Borsellino, caratterizzata da una gradinata con pavimentazione in pietra disconnessa, mediante la…
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 (Genova court) with promotional text saying the photos are not the real images, creating legal and information risks. The asking price is €10,757 (€171/m²) but the house needs renovation (estimated €700/m²), and auction sales require specialist handling.
More on the house and the area
A very cheap Ligurian village house a few kilometres from the sea with charming stone-step access and a small strip of land — a real bargain in a pretty setting. The unit is listed as needing renovation (no bathroom recorded) so it’s a renovation project 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€13,000 – €22,000
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 states the property "needs renovation" — expect work to make it fully liveable
- No bathroom is recorded in the facts (baths: 0.0) — sanitary facilities may need to be installed
- Access is via a steep pedestrian creuza (stone steps) — limited vehicle access and carrying/ logistics issues
- Photos in the ad are indicative and may not represent the exact current condition
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 62/100The cluster sits in the lower Fontanabuona area on the Ligurian Apennine side above the Golfo Paradiso coast. The Recco stream valley and short steep wooded ridges shape the immediate landscape, with the coast at Recco and Camogli about 5 to 10 km away. Portofino Regional Park lies nearby on the promontory east of Camogli, though not in the immediate inland valley itself. Recco is the nearest town of size, with rail access, shops and services; Genoa is the main city for wider services and transport. The area is known for olive groves, mixed woodland and small hillside hamlets connected to the coastal towns.