DA RISTRUTTURARE Villetta di Testa con giardino. Vero affare
DA RISTRUTTURARE Villetta di Testa con giardino. Vero affare. Needs renovation, garage, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili.
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
At €78,000 plus an estimated €73,500 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,443/m², far above the €419/m² local comparison level. The 105 m² townhouse has a garden and garage, but its substantial renovation needs make this a weak deal at the asking price.
More on the house and the area
This is a generous 105 sqm townhouse with a real private garden, garage and four bedrooms, making the €78,000 price potentially attractive. However, the actual home is clearly dated and in need of meaningful renovation, with visible damp, deterioration and obsolete finishes; it is a solid project rather than a move-in dream 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€21,000 – €37,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed: damp, peeling plaster, cracked surfaces, old windows and outdated systems are visible.
- The polished modern interior images appear to be digitally staged/rendered and do not represent the current condition.
- No scenic view or distinctive historic interior character is shown.
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 58/100The area sits on the Mincio river in the flat plain between Mantova and the morainic hills south of Lake Garda. Parco del Mincio extends through this stretch of river landscape, with embanked watercourses, fields and wetland corridors. The nearest larger town is Mantova, which has a substantial historic centre and UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta. This part of the province is known for irrigated farmland and rice-growing plain landscapes linked to the Mincio and Po basin.