Borghetto d'Arroscia
Tribunale: Imperia RGE: 47/2023 PVP: 4597078 Immobile in Comune di BORGHETTO d’ARROSCIA (IM), Via Lovaire – traversa di Via Lorenzo Lucifredi n. 2 e precisamente: alloggio, posto al piano primo della superficie commerciale di mq. 84, composto da ingresso, cucina, locale “WC” e camera, confinante con Via Lorenzo…
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 being sold at judicial auction (Tribunale/asta), which adds legal/procedural risk; the ad also states photos are not real. Price EUR 26,419; estimated all-in cost with modest works ~EUR 43,219 (~EUR 514/m²) vs local baseline EUR 525/m².
More on the house and the area
This is a neat, recently-updated apartment that appears habitable with new floors, tiling and lighting — a solid low-cost buy. It lacks scenic views or historic charm and still needs final fixtures/finishes, but the price makes it an attractive budget option for someone willing to finish details.
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 – €9,000
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.
- Photos include stock/indicative images and may not show the real unit.
- Interior looks freshly renovated but some finishes appear incomplete (shower tray present, door-frames/trim unfinished).
- No clear views, private outdoor space or historic character shown.
- Energy class/actual bathroom count not provided in listing paperwork.
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 cluster is in the lower Ligurian Alps, in the valley of the Lerrone stream, with wooded slopes, olive groves and small ridge villages. The nearest coast is the Riviera di Ponente around Albenga and Alassio, but it is outside the 15 km landscape radius and does not count as the setting itself. Albenga is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. This part of western Liguria is known for olive cultivation and for inland villages linked to the coastal plain.