Rustico/casale in Via Montegrappa 6
A Cassolnovo, proponiamo in vendita rustico da ristrutturare con annesso terreno edificabile. La struttura è composta da un'abitazione che si sviluppa su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo la sala di generosa metratura e la cucina abitabile. Al primo piano, troviamo invece la zona notte con due camere da letto…
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 €78,000 for 120 m², this full renovation likely adds about €132,000, giving an effective cost near €1,750/m² versus a local benchmark of €350/m². The 800 m² buildable plot may add value, but the listing does not say enough about permitted development, bathrooms, utilities, or structural condition to justify the premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a traditional Lombard farmhouse with attractive arches, exposed brick, old roof timbers, shutters, and a sizeable private plot. However, the interiors are cluttered and dated, the exterior is seriously overgrown, and the property has no visible bathroom, so it is not currently a ready-to-live-in dream home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Clearly a substantial renovation project, explicitly sold as a rustico da ristrutturare.
- No bathroom is listed or visible, and utilities and legal status should be verified.
- The courtyard and annex are heavily overgrown; the roof and older structures need careful inspection.
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 58/100This is the western edge of the Lomellina, a flat irrigated plain between the Ticino and Sesia river systems, with rice fields, canals, poplar plantations and scattered farmsteads. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie within reach to the east, with riverside woods and old gravel banks. Vigevano is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. The area is known for rice cultivation and water-managed agriculture.