Casa indipendente
L’agenzia immobiliare lipira propone in vendita, in zona centrale di lazzeretto (empoli), grazioso terratetto bilocale con ingresso indipendente, attualmente locato con regolare contratto 4+4 stipulato nel 2025. L’immobile si sviluppa su due livelli: al piano terra troviamo l’ingresso nella zona soggiorno, un ampio…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €68,000 for 50 m², estimated effective cost is about €1,560/m² after modest habitable-home costs, over twice the €700/m² local benchmark. The central location, independent entrance, furnishings and active 4+4 lease add value, but the property is sold tenant-occupied and the listing does not state its exact condition or construction year.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable, furnished two-level home with a functional kitchen, bathroom and spacious bedroom. The exposed timber ceilings and beams give it authentic Tuscan character, although the interiors are modest rather than spectacular and there is no proven view, garden or dramatic setting.
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 – €5,000
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.
- Currently rented under a 4+4 lease signed in 2025, so it is not immediately available for owner-occupation.
- Only 50 sqm with one bedroom and one bathroom.
- Energy class G; the gallery does not verify the terrace or exterior setting.
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 61/100The area sits in the lower Valdarno hills between the Arno plain and the first inland ridges, with mixed farmland, olive groves and vineyards around small Tuscan villages. The Arno runs nearby to the north. Cerreto Guidi has the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, part of the UNESCO serial site of the Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany. Empoli is the nearest larger town and provides the main rail services, shops and hospitals for the area. This part of Tuscany is known for olive oil, wine and dispersed hill villages rather than for a single dominant natural feature within the immediate surroundings.