Casa bifamiliare
A Luzzara, a soli 400 metri dal centro, il Team Baratti propone in vendita una casa semi indipendente, inserita in un contesto tranquillo e dal carattere riservato. L’abitazione, di circa 200 mq, si sviluppa su due livelli, piano terra e ultimo piano, ed è caratterizzata da ambienti ampi, luminosi e versatili, ideali…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €250/m², the €50,000 asking price looks attractive, but the stated renovation need brings the estimated effective cost to about €950/m² (€190,000 total), well above comparable local pricing around €582/m². Its central location and generous 200 m² layout add appeal, though the listing does not specify the renovation scope.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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.
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 39/100The area sits on the Po plain by the River Po, with levees, fields and scattered farm buildings as the dominant landscape. Guastalla is the nearest larger town and has a historic centre with arcaded streets and civic buildings linked to the Gonzaga period. This stretch of the lower Reggio Emilia plain is known for agriculture and for river-land environments along the Po.