Casa Indipendente in vendita a Squinzano
Proponiamo in vendita a Squinzano, una spaziosa casa indipendente di 221 metri quadrati interni, in Via Quinzio n. 52, angolo Via Mascagni, caratterizzata da ambienti ampi e luminosi, una posizione angolare e un comodo giardino privato. L'immobile gode di un doppio accesso: l'ingresso principale è situato su Via…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €97,000 asking price is attractive at €439/m², but allowing roughly €44,200 for modernization brings the effective cost to about €639/m², close to comparable local pricing. The independent 221 m² layout, private garden, parking, fireplace and heating add solid practical value, though energy class G and the need to update systems limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
A large, genuinely livable Puglian townhouse with striking vaulted ceilings, original patterned tile floors, multiple fireplaces, elegant old doors, and a wonderfully atmospheric dining room. The private courtyard and parking add real everyday practicality, while the €97,000 price for 221 sqm is compelling. It is not turnkey-modern: expect cosmetic updating and likely system improvements, but this is a real character home rather than a renovation shell.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- The home is habitable but clearly dated, with old kitchens, bathrooms, finishes, and furnishings.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed for a large four-bedroom house.
- Energy class G and possible future modernization of systems should be budgeted for.
- The private courtyard is useful but enclosed and utilitarian rather than landscaped.
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 52/100This is the flat Salento plain between Lecce and Brindisi, with vineyards, olive groves and small roads through agricultural land. The Adriatic coast is within about 10 km, with low rocky shoreline and small beach areas around Casalabate. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and Baroque monuments. The area is known for wine production, including the Salice Salentino zone close by.