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Casanova Lerrone (SV) – Casa indipendente in tipica borgata ligure A circa 15 km dal mare e in posizione comoda ai principali servizi del paese, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa indipendente inserita in una tipica borgata ligure, ideale per chi cerca tranquillità, autenticità e ampi spazi. L’immobile si…
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 €100,000 (€588/m²), the asking price is already above the local €456/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €700/m² for an older, energy-class G farmhouse produces an effective cost near €1,288/m². The listing does not state the condition, and its claim of 9 bedrooms conflicts with the description of only 2 bedrooms, weakening confidence in the advertised area and layout.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable Ligurian farmhouse in a charming stone borgo, with a beautiful valley panorama, private garden, balcony, traditional fireplace, and wood-fired oven. The main floor appears solid and functional with kitchen, living room, bedrooms, and bathroom, but the house is dated and includes unfinished attic space and utilitarian storage areas.
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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- The main living areas are usable but dated and furnished in an old-fashioned style.
- The upper-floor attic rooms are unfinished/raw and would need substantial upgrading.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 170 sqm, 10-room property; several lower-level spaces are storage, cellar, or utility areas.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the lower valley of the Lerrone, in the inland hills behind the western Ligurian coast. The Ligurian Alps rise inland, with the nearest higher ground around the Colle San Bartolomeo side above Albenga and the first proper mountain drives toward the Testico and Andora hinterland. The Ligurian Sea coast is nearby, with the beaches and marinas of Albenga, Alassio and Andora the main coastal reference for daily life. The nearest town of size is Albenga, which has a walled historic centre, a cathedral, medieval towers and the services of a larger coastal town. This part of western Liguria is known for olive groves, small hill villages and the transition from coastal strip to inland valleys.