Longardore: casa di corte
Longardore: casa di corte. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,000 (€246/m²), the 240 m² townhouse appears cheap upfront, but renovation at about €700/m² brings the estimated effective cost to roughly €946/m², well above the local reference of €421/m². The listing includes useful garage, cellar and heating, but does not state the building year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A substantial traditional Lombard courtyard townhouse with authentic shutters, wood-panelled rooms, terrazzo-style floors, period furniture, garage, and cellar. It is a real furnished home with a working kitchen and basic services rather than an empty shell, but it feels dated and requires meaningful cosmetic and likely systems renovation. There is character, but little visual wow from the setting or exterior.
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€48,000 – €84,000
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.
- Exterior plaster and neighboring outbuildings are visibly worn and will need renovation.
- The home appears dated throughout, with older kitchen, bathroom/laundry fittings, heating, and finishes.
- No private garden, terrace, or scenic view is shown; the house fronts a shared paved courtyard and road.
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 34/100This is the central Po plain around the Oglio and Po river country, with flat cultivated land, irrigation channels and scattered farmsteads. The Oglio runs a few kilometres east of Sospiro, and the Po is not far to the south. Cremona is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, the cathedral and Torrazzo, and everyday services.