Via Argine Secchia Sud, 12, Quistello
Tribunale: Mantova RGE: 152/2024 PVP: 4635317 Piena proprietà di casa colonica dislocata su tre piani fuori terra nonché fabbricato rurale composto da cinque corpi di fabbrica, il tutto facente parte di un più amplio complesso agricolo, oltre a fabbricato rurale collabente e cinque terreni agricoli VUOI ACQUISTARE…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing (Tribunale Mantova), so it is flagged as high-risk and treated as a trap. Listed at €39,536 for 331 m² (€119/m²) vs regional median €375/m² and the lot includes a collapsed rural building, so proceed only via auction specialists.
More on the house and the area
Bright, contemporary interiors and a high‑spec kitchen feel mostly move‑in ready, so the living spaces are attractive. However the bathroom is incomplete and the pictures do not show the farmhouse/landscape described in the listing — verify real photos and the property condition before proceeding.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Bathroom/utility room appears unfinished (fixtures and shower not fitted).
- Photos look like a modern apartment and may not match the listed farmhouse — images are indicative, verify real photos/planimetry.
- No evidence in the photos of land, outbuildings or any rural/ historic character described in the text.
- This is an auction property — confirm legal/utility status and visit 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.