Casa indipendente in Via Mondragone 12
TORRE RINALDA - CASA INDIPENDENTE A POCHI PASSI DAL MARE Apollo Immobiliare propone in vendita una casa indipendente a Torre Rinalda, marina di Lecce, ideale per chi desidera una soluzione accogliente in una località balneare del Salento, perfetta per trascorrere piacevoli soggiorni al mare o come investimento…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €70,000 asking price is €700/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for a home described as being in good condition gives an effective cost near €900/m², above the €600/m² local benchmark. Being a few steps from the sea, with a garage and 17 photos, supports the price, but this is not a deep-discount deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable seaside home rather than a renovation shell, with two bathrooms, a garage, a covered veranda and a pleasant private courtyard. The strong point is the location near the Salento coast and the €70,000 price, while the house itself is practical and well maintained but visually dated rather than especially characterful.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Dated interiors and furnishings would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs.
- The listing says the sea is very close, but no sea view is shown in the gallery.
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 55/100This is in the built-up area of Lecce, so the surroundings are urban rather than a rural landscape. The Adriatic coast is close, with the shore around San Cataldo and the low Salento plain behind it. Lecce is the main city of this part of Salento and has extensive Baroque architecture, full urban services, and major transport links. The area is known for Lecce Baroque and for the Salento peninsula more generally.