Casa indipendente in Piazza Castello
ll fascino immutato di un borgo medievale è un elemento che attira sempre più persone, decise ad investire nell’acquisto di una casa dove il tempo sembra scorrere in modo diverso e la comunità locale offre un senso di appartenenza ormai raro nelle città. Incastonata nel suggestivo e ben curato borgo medioevale di Squillace a pochi passi dallo storico Castello normanno,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €538/m², the asking price is nearly twice the €274/m² local benchmark; with no condition stated, a typical renovation allowance would bring the effective cost to about €1,238/m². The well-kept medieval-borgo setting and 31 photos add appeal, but the listing does not establish that the house is currently habitable.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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 61/100The cluster is on the Ionian side of Calabria between the lower hills and the Gulf of Squillace. The Serre Calabresi rise inland to the west, giving the area a hill-to-mountain backdrop within this radius. The coast near Soverato and Montepaone has long sandy beaches on the Ionian Sea. Soverato is the nearest town of size, with a seafront, marina, rail station and everyday services. Catanzaro lies farther north and matters more for work and higher-level services than for the immediate landscape. This stretch of coast is known for beach tourism and for olive groves and mixed Mediterranean agriculture on the inland slopes.