Casa con corte esclusiva
CASA CON CORTE ESCLUSIVA. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, esposizione esterna, balcone, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €48,000 asking price is attractive at €400/m², but renovation at roughly €700/m² adds about €84,000, bringing the estimated total to €1100/m² versus a local reference of €576/m². The private courtyard, garage, balcony, terrace and fireplace add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this only a fair project.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid traditional townhouse with attractive arched openings, balconies, a private forecourt, and a genuinely beautiful mountain-and-valley view. The main house is roofed and structurally more promising than a ruin, but it is currently an unfinished renovation project rather than a move-in-ready 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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed: interiors are empty, dusty, and unfinished.
- A bathroom appears to be only partially fitted, and no finished kitchen is visible.
- The neighboring attached structure looks severely deteriorated and may require structural assessment.
- Exterior stairs, terraces, drainage, and damp-stained walls need attention.
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 54/100The cluster sits in the middle Liri valley, with low ridges and cultivated hills around it and the Monti Ausoni and Ernici not far off on the wider horizon. The Liri River runs through this part of the province, shaping the valley floor used for roads, rail and farming. Arce, Ceprano and Sora are the nearest larger centres for daily services, and Frosinone is the provincial city farther west. This part of southern Lazio is known for olive groves, small hill villages and the corridor between the inland valleys and the Tyrrhenian side.