Monticello b.za rustico indipendente da ristrutturare
MONTICELLO B.ZA RUSTICO INDIPENDENTE DA RISTRUTTURARE. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €78,500 (€683/m²), the estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €159,000, or €1,383/m²—nearly four times the local €352/m² benchmark. The independent farmhouse has 21 photos and a balcony, but the listing offers no clear evidence that this substantial renovation premium is justified.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable farmhouse with exposed painted beams, traditional shutters, a balcony and broad views over green Brianza countryside. The extensive grassy, wooded land is the main dream feature, while the interiors are furnished and functional but decidedly dated rather than move-in polished.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The house is clearly dated and marketed as needing renovation, with aging finishes, roof elements, bathroom and exterior requiring inspection.
- Access appears to be via a narrow cobbled lane, and the large surrounding land will require ongoing maintenance.
- Utilities and the condition of the electrical, plumbing and heating systems are not confirmed.
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 57/100This area sits in the Brianza hills between the Lambro valley and the first prealpine belt. Montevecchia and the Curone valley are within reach, with the Parco Regionale di Montevecchia e della Valle del Curone just to the east and south-east, a protected hill landscape of woods, terraces and farmland. The Adda river is not far to the east around Imbersago and Paderno. Lecco is the nearest larger town, with a lakefront on Lake Como and rail links, but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for the settled Brianza countryside of villas, small woods, cultivated land and dense village fabric.