Casa bifamiliare
Lugo frazione Bizzuno in posizione riservata e tranquilla immersa nella pace e nel silenzio della campagna proponiamo in vendita un prestigioso rustico abbinato ad un lato con grande giardino di proprietà e servizi in corpo staccato, composto di fatto da due abitazioni autonome divise terra cielo. La prima,…
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 €98,000 for 220 m², the €445/m² asking price looks attractive, but one home needs complete modernization and the second is currently only a raw shell. Allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €252,000 (€1,145/m²), roughly twice the local €570/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial rural Emilia-Romagna farmhouse with a generous garden, traditional green shutters, tiled roofs, exposed beams, and a genuinely special vaulted stable with columns. One residence appears basically habitable but old-fashioned, while the second has strong historic potential but remains unfinished, so this is a characterful renovation project rather than a move-in dream home.
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€44,000 – €77,000
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.
- One dwelling is structurally restored but still an unfinished shell requiring substantial interior work.
- The older unit appears usable but is dated and needs modernization; only one bathroom is listed for two homes.
- Rural location and utilities, heating, access, and legal status should be verified.
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 39/100This is the flat Romagna plain between the Santerno and Senio rivers, with farmland, drainage canals and scattered villages. Ravenna is the nearest city of size, with services, a railway hub and the early Christian monuments recognised by UNESCO. The Adriatic coast around Marina di Ravenna and the pinewoods of the Ravenna coast are outside the immediate radius but part of everyday logistics. The area is known for intensive agriculture and fruit growing.