Rustico/casale
MONGUZZO Proponiamo in vendita rustico da ristrutturare su due livelli.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €50,000 price (€500/m²) becomes roughly €160,000 or €1,600/m² after a full renovation, far above the local €355/m² benchmark. The listing describes a two-level rustic property to renovate and does not state its legal residential status, construction year, or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a compact two-level shell in a dense residential setting, with some old masonry character but little visual appeal or outdoor space. The roofed structure appears potentially recoverable, yet the photographs show no finished rooms and it is not realistically livable without a major renovation.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Rustico explicitly sold for renovation, with raw/unfinished interiors and no usable living spaces shown.
- Windows and doors are heavily deteriorated; substantial structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, and finish work is likely.
- No attractive views, private garden, or notable architectural features are evident from the gallery.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Brianza-Comasco lake-and-hill belt, with the Prealps rising to the north. Lake Pusiano lies within the area, and Lake Alserio is also nearby. The Lambro basin shapes the local low hills, woods and settled valleys. The area falls inside the Parco Regionale della Valle del Lambro, and the lakes and wetlands around Alserio and Pusiano are part of the protected system of the northern Brianza lakes. Como is the nearest city of size, with rail services, a walled historic centre and the south-western branch of Lake Como beyond the 15 km radius. The area is known for its small lakes, wooded moraine hills and heavily settled Brianza landscape.