Attico/mansarda in Via Torquato Tasso 18
ComproCasa Galatina ha selezionato grazioso piano primo di 3 vani più accessori ed area solare di pertinenza. In Zona tranquilla e ben fornita e poco distante dal centro, proponiamo piano primo indipendente composto da: Ingresso - soggiorno, camera da letto, cucina, bagno e ripostiglio. L'immobile gode di un ottima…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €467/m², the asking price is about 23% below comparable Galatina apartments, with 75 m², a terrace/solar area, recent utilities and double-glazed aluminium windows. Allowing roughly €18,750 for the stated roof-slab work and minor improvements brings the effective cost to about €717/m², slightly above the local benchmark but still plausible for a sound renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable Puglian apartment with attractive exposed timber ceilings, traditional terrazzo floors, a balcony, and a bright independent layout. It is not a polished dream home yet: the interiors need repainting and repairs, and the kitchen requires upgrading, but the solid condition and €35,000 price make it a promising renovation-light home rather than a ruin.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- Needs cosmetic refurbishment, with visible peeling paint and damp-looking wall areas.
- The listing notes work needed on the roof/ceiling slab.
- The kitchen appears basic and unfinished, with no fitted cabinetry visible.
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 Salento interior, a flat to gently undulating limestone plain with olive groves and fields. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Otranto and the Ionian around Gallipoli, both outside the immediate 15 km radius. Galatina is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre and services. Soleto itself is part of the Grecìa Salentina area, known for the Griko linguistic and cultural tradition. The area is known for olive growing and Salento baroque towns in the wider province.