Monolocale in Via Rodolfo Morandi 2
ALBINEA – VIA RODOLFO MORANDI 2 Nel comune di Albinea, proponiamo in vendita monolocale di 36 mq catastali, situato al terzo piano di un contesto residenziale. L'immobile presenta una distribuzione degli spazi semplice e funzionale, con un ambiente principale destinato alla zona giorno e notte e un bagno…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 40 m², the asking price is €1,375/m², well above the local comparison level of €770/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition makes the effective cost still higher. The listing gives conflicting surface figures (40 m² versus 36 m² cadastral) and does not state the condition or energy class.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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 58/100The cluster lies in the first Reggiano Apennine hills, with wooded ridges and small cultivated valleys around the Crostolo valley. The Crostolo runs through the area. The nearest larger town is Reggio Emilia, which provides the main rail links, services and historic centre. Within this part of the province the landscape is known for mixed hill farming, woodland and the transition from the Po plain to the Apennine foothills.