Casale immerso nel verde
CASALE IMMERSO NEL VERDE. Habitable, autonomo heating, esposizione doppia.
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
At €90,000 (€517/m²), the asking price is slightly below comparable Lazio farmhouse listings, but estimated habitable-home costs of about €200/m² bring the effective cost to roughly €717/m². The 174 m² property has heating, panoramic views and 45 photos, but the modest discount does not fully offset the likely finishing and maintenance costs.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Monti Aurunci, with limestone ridges, wooded slopes and deeply cut valleys inside the Parco Naturale dei Monti Aurunci. The coast of the Golfo di Gaeta is about 15 km away at its nearest point, but the settlement itself is inland in the hills rather than on the shore. The nearest larger centres for daily services are Fondi and Formia/Gaeta, with rail links, hospitals, supermarkets and wider retail. The area is known for olive groves, hill villages and hiking on the Aurunci paths.