Casa indipendente
RIFERIMENTO: TB005 La Tempocasa di Cento propone in vendita, a Bondeno, in posizione strategica vicino al centro del paese e comoda a tutti i principali servizi, un intero stabile composto da 3 appartamenti al piano terra, tutti con ingresso indipendente, ideale per chi è alla ricerca di un investimento immobiliare da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,000 (€194/m²), the price looks low, but the building is officially uninhabitable after the 2012 earthquake and requires complete restoration. Estimated all-in cost is about €251,000, or €1,394/m², far above the local reference level of €380/m²; restoring occupancy and seismic compliance must also be verified.
More on the house and the area
The property has a pleasant, unusually generous lawn and a photogenic single-storey exterior with independent entrances, but the setting is ordinary and suburban rather than distinctly Italian or scenic. Inside, the three apartments are clearly uninhabitable and heavily deteriorated, with serious wall and ceiling damage and a full restoration needed; this is an investment project, not a ready home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,200/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€71,000 – €105,000
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.
- Declared uninhabitable after the 2012 earthquake.
- Requires a complete renovation before it can be lived in or rented.
- Visible cracking, damp damage, deteriorated ceilings, and incomplete kitchen/bathroom fittings require technical and structural checks.
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 38/100The Po runs just north of Bondeno and the Panaro meets it in this stretch, so the setting is the lower Po plain of embankments, reclaimed farmland, canals and scattered hamlets. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a complete Renaissance centre and UNESCO status. The area is known for broad alluvial agriculture and river engineering rather than for a singular natural landmark.