Bilocale a Borgonovo Val Tidone,
Appartamento mansardato reddito con contatto di affitto in corso e canone mensile 320 euro ultimo piano in palazzina da 5 senza spese condominiali. Climatizzato. riscaldamento autonomo gas metano..
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 €870/m², the habitable apartment appears affordable, but allowing roughly €200/m² for finishing and uncertainty brings the effective cost to about €1,070/m², above the local €918/m² comparison level. The listing is very brief and does not say the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely habitable, furnished mansard apartment with a functional kitchen, bathroom, heating and a separate bedroom. However, the interiors are plain and dated, with no visible view, garden, historic character or standout setting, so it feels more like a practical low-cost rental investment than a dream Italian home.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Energy class G and likely high running costs
- Mansard layout means limited headroom and usable space
- Currently rented, so immediate personal occupancy may not be possible
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.