Affascinante rustico con ampio cortile privato
CIVIDATE – OLTRE IL PORTONE, UN MONDO DA SCOPRIRE! AFFASCINANTE RUSTICO CON AMPIO CORTILE PRIVATO Ci sono luoghi che non si limitano a farsi visitare: sorprendono, emozionano e fanno nascere infinite possibilità. Questo è uno di quelli. Nel cuore del centro di Cividate, nascosto dietro un portone che custodisce una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 (€236/m²), the purchase price looks low, but extensive renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €936/m²—well above comparable local farmhouse pricing around €351/m². The listing describes multiple units and says urban-planning and building checks are still required, without clearly confirming current residential usability.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old farmhouse hidden behind a private courtyard, with attractive traditional details such as tiled roofs, shutters, a balcony and stone columns, plus generous green outdoor space. However, the exterior is visibly neglected, parts are damaged, and the interiors shown are dated and cluttered rather than move-in ready. It is an atmospheric redevelopment project, not yet a realistically livable dream home.
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€83,000 – €147,000
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.
Show more
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.
- Major renovation is required, including deteriorated plaster, windows, terrace surfaces and likely systems.
- The property appears to comprise multiple units and needs urbanistic/building-status checks before planning a conversion.
- No interior photos prove that the bathrooms, heating or other utilities are currently usable.
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 38/100Pontoglio sits on the western Brescian plain near the Oglio River, in the farmed lowland between Brescia and Bergamo. Lake Iseo is the nearest major landscape feature, but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km radius. The nearest larger towns are Palazzolo sull'Oglio and Romano di Lombardia for everyday services, while Brescia and Bergamo are the main cities used for higher-level services and rail links. This part of the plain is known for arable farming and dispersed industrial activity along the road corridor.