Trilocale con ampio terrazzo
TRILOCALE CON AMPIO TERRAZZO. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, porta blindata, balcone, terrazzo, cantina.
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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The €33,750 asking price is very low at €291/m², but estimated renovation costs of about €81,200 bring the effective cost to roughly €991/m², above the €853/m² local benchmark. The large terrace, balcony, cellar and independent heating add appeal, but the property still requires substantial work.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, inexpensive apartment with balconies and apparently usable rooms, kitchen, heating, and bathroom fixtures already in place. However, the building and interiors are dated and visually ordinary, with no striking view, garden, or historic character to create a strong dream-home reaction.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and modernization throughout.
- The apartment appears dated, with worn finishes and an unattractive exterior.
- Bathroom count is listed as zero, so the actual bathroom situation should be verified.
- No compelling view or distinctive historic character is shown.
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 67/100The cluster is in the Apennines, in the upper Taro valley. The Taro river runs through the area, and the slopes around Borgo Val di Taro are wooded with a mix of valley floor, ridges and passes rather than open plain. The Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies nearby to the east but is outside the immediate 15 km landscape for most of the Borgo Val di Taro area. The nearest town of size is Pontremoli to the south or Borgotaro itself as the local service centre, with shops, schools and rail connections on the Parma–La Spezia line. The area is known for porcini mushrooms, including the local IGP funghi di Borgotaro.