Intero fabbricato
INTERO FABBRICATO. Needs renovation, balcone, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Large 252 m2 villa priced €37,000 but listed as 'Needs renovation' — at an estimated €700/m2 for works (~€176,400) the effective price is ~€213,400 or ~€847/m2. That is far above the regional median of €270/m2, so this looks overpriced; listing lacks building year and energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a large historic town building with very attractive panoramic sea and valley views and multiple balconies — the setting is the main draw. Interiors are intact but dated and require renovation, so it’s a realistic restoration project rather than a move-in-ready 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€50,000 – €89,000
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.
- Property needs substantial renovation (kitchen/bathrooms and cosmetic work).
- Possible repairs to balconies/roof and signs of dirt/neglect in photos — check structure and utilities.
- Access via narrow historic streets/courtyard may limit parking/logistics.
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 55/100The cluster is in the coastal plain and built-up area of Corigliano-Rossano on the Ionian side of Calabria, between the lower Crati basin and the foothills of the Sila. The Sila massif rises inland within this radius, with forested uplands beginning behind the plain. The Ionian coast is a short distance away, with long low beaches rather than a cliff coast. Corigliano-Rossano is itself a sizeable town with full daily services, rail connections, hospitals and extensive modern built fabric; the historic centres of Rossano and Corigliano stand separately from the newer urban spread, and Rossano is known for the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, part of a UNESCO Memory of the World inscription. The area is known for citrus and olive cultivation on the plain. Camigliatello Silano and the main Sila ski lifts are much farther inland and do not fall inside the immediate landscape here.