Bilocale in Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 43, Borgonovo Val Tidone,
Al piano secondo di una palazzina degli anni 60 appartamento composto da ingresso, soggiorno, cucinotto, camera, bagno, balconcino, cantina. Interni da rivedere.
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 €62,000 (€984/m²), the estimated €44,100 renovation cost brings the effective price to about €1,684/m², well above the €918/m² local comparison level. The central location, balcony and heating help, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious apartment with attractive terrazzo floors, functioning bathroom, heating, and a small balcony. It appears usable but dated and in need of renovation, while the building and surroundings offer little visual or lifestyle appeal.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Needs renovation and interior updating.
- No notable view, garden, terrace, or historic character is evident.
- Apartment-building setting with a plain exterior and limited outdoor space.
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 is in the Val Tidone hills, with vineyard slopes and mixed farmland between the Tidone and Luretta valleys. The Tidone River and the small Lago di Trebecco are within this area. The nearest larger centre is Piacenza, which has full city services, rail links and major shops and hospitals. This part of western Emilia is known for wine, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini production.