Via Perarolo, 1586, Merlara
Tribunale: Rovigo RGE: 124/2025 PVP: 4603592 Piena proprietà per la quota di 1/1 di porzione di casa bifamiliare di 3,5 vani catastali (sup. mq 105, piano T-1) con area di pertinenza (ente urbano) di mq 150 e piccolo terreno agricolo di mq 100. Identificazione catastale come da Avviso. Occupato. Regolarità…
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
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing (price €23,062) and the text notes urbanistic irregularities and that images are only indicative. Estimated renovation €200/m² → effective price ≈€44,062 (≈€420/m²) vs regional baseline €406/m²; auction and legal/occupancy issues make this a trap.
More on the house and the area
The interior photos show a recently tiled, neutral and essentially habitable ground‑floor apartment but it's bland rather than characterful. It appears partially unfinished (plumbing and bathroom fittings not installed) and the sale is via auction with reported urban/planning irregularities, so expect legal and finishing work before full occupancy.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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 is occupied
- Urban/edilizia status not regular — possible legal/permit issues
- Some rooms appear unfinished or missing fixtures (kitchen/bath)
- Ground‑floor windows are small — limited natural light
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 35/100This is the southern Padova plain near the Adige basin, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered villages. The nearest larger centres are Este and Monselice, both with everyday services and old town fabric; Padova is farther north for higher-order services and rail links. The Euganean Hills lie outside the immediate plain and are the nearest distinct landscape feature in the wider area. The area is known for arable farming and small-town settlement on the Venetian plain.