Casa indipendente
Casa indipendente. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing price €69,000 plus estimated €16,000 renovation (200€/m²) => effective €85,000 or ~€1,063/m² vs regional baseline €244/m², a substantial premium. The house is habitable with many photos, garage and fireplace, but 12 km from the sea and the listing offers no clear reason for the high per‑m² price.
More on the house and the area
Clean, ready-to-live farmhouse with a large sunny terrace and a lovely mountain view; interiors are tidy and functional though modestly finished. Comes with garage/outbuilding and sloping garden land — great value for a liveable country home near the coast, but expect only light updates and typical rural access constraints.
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€5,000 – €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.
- Simple, dated interior finishes — cosmetic refresh likely wanted
- Rural location with narrow access; local services may be some distance away
- Small external outbuilding is rough and not habitable
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 85/100The cluster sits in the valley of the River Lao; the Lao runs through the locality and the Gole del Lao (Lao gorge/canyon) is immediately nearby. Romito Cave (Grotta del Romito), a Paleolithic archaeological site with engraved rock art and human remains, is close to the town. The area lies inside the boundaries of Parco Nazionale del Pollino (Pollino National Park). The local terrain is dominated by the Pollino massif: limestone outcrops, gorges and steep valleys with wooded slopes. Outdoor activities in the vicinity include rafting/kayaking on the Lao, canyoning and marked hiking routes. There are no ski lifts within the immediate area; the nearest winter facilities are on the Sila plateau, at least an hour’s drive away. The Tyrrhenian coast is within reach and nearby coastal towns with train stations and beaches include Scalea. The nearest provincial capital with major services is Cosenza, reachable by road.