Malavicina - Roverbella (Mantova) casa terra-cielo
Malavicina - Roverbella (Mantova) casa terra-cielo. Needs renovation.
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 €30,000 plus an estimated €175,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €820/m²—nearly twice the €419/m² local benchmark. The listing only says “needs renovation” and provides no room, bathroom, or habitability details, so the low asking price is not enough to make it a strong deal.
More on the house and the area
This large townhouse has appealing old brick-and-river-stone masonry and some historic character, but the actual property is a heavily deteriorated shell. The rear/interior sections appear roofless and unusable, so it is a major reconstruction project rather than a home someone could realistically live in soon.
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 – €88,000
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.
- The property appears largely uninhabitable, with roofless or severely deteriorated sections and overgrown interiors.
- No bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms, or usable living spaces are shown; a full structural renovation is likely.
- The attractive finished facade is a marketing rendering, not the current condition.
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 42/100The area is on the flat plain south-west of Verona, in open agricultural countryside between the Mincio and Adige systems. The nearest substantial city is Verona, with a large historic centre, major rail connections and the airport at Villafranca close by. Valeggio sul Mincio and Borghetto sul Mincio are within the local area on the Mincio river. This part of the plain is known for farming and for the road-and-logistics belt around Verona and Villafranca.