Casa indipendente in Via Lizzanello 61
MERINE - INDIPENDENTE CON DOPPIO GIARDINO E VOLTE A STELLA A Merine, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione indipendente al piano terra di circa 77 mq commerciali, caratterizzata dalle tipiche volte a stella e dalla presenza di due spazi esterni di esclusiva proprietà. L'immobile si compone di un ingresso-soggiorno, una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €38,000 asking price is only €494/m², but a complete renovation estimated at about €1,100/m² raises the effective cost to roughly €1,594/m² versus a local benchmark of €600/m². The two gardens and traditional star vaults are attractive, but the property is a substantial renovation project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine Puglian character home with beautiful star-vaulted rooms, terrazzo floors, a fireplace and two private outdoor spaces. The roofed, floored house appears substantially intact rather than a ruin, but peeling walls, damp staining, neglected gardens and dated facilities mean it is not move-in ready.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €45,000
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.
- Requires substantial renovation, including repainting, damp treatment and likely modernization of kitchen and bathroom.
- The overgrown gardens and exterior courtyard need clearing and landscaping.
- Utilities, roof condition and structural/legal compliance are not demonstrated by the photos.
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 58/100This is the Salento plain inland from Lecce, with flat to gently undulating ground planted with olive groves and fields. The nearest town of size is Lecce, which has a large historic centre in baroque stone, major services and rail links. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the shore around San Cataldo and the wetlands and pinewoods of the Le Cesine State Nature Reserve within roughly 15 km. The area is known for Salento olive country and for Lecce baroque.