Casa indipendente in Via Giuseppe Verdi
Nel fascino e nella tranquillità di Collestatte Alto, proponiamo in vendita un’ampia casa semindipendente situata al primo piano, ideale sia come prima casa per famiglie sia come residenza per chi cerca indipendenza e contatto con la natura. Attraversando la soglia al primo piano, veniamo accolti da un ampio salone con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€592/m²), the asking price is already above the local €484/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €200/m² for an unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €792/m². The house has attractive original features, a garage and stone cellar, but the listing does not say whether major systems or the roof have been renovated.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric Umbrian village home with original cementine floors, timber details, a stone fireplace, traditional doors and an exceptional valley-and-mountain panorama. It is a real, roofed and usable house with three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and garage, but it needs meaningful refreshing and repairs rather than being move-in ready. At €45,000, the combination of historic character and views gives it strong dream-home appeal.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Interiors show substantial cosmetic work, peeling plaster and signs of damp or moisture around windows and ceilings.
- Energy class G and likely outdated heating, electrical and finishes should be checked and budgeted for.
- The property appears to be in a village setting, with no clearly proven private garden or outdoor living area.
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 55/100The cluster is in the Spoleto basin at the foot of the Umbrian Apennines, with Monte Luco and the Monti Martani close by and the Valnerina beginning to the east. The Tessino runs through Spoleto and the Nera valley is within this radius. Monteluco is a protected wooded hill immediately above the town. Spoleto itself is a substantial town with a Roman theatre, cathedral, fortress and the Ponte delle Torri. The town is known for the Festival dei Due Mondi.