Casa indipendente 8 locali, 158 m² a Montacuto, Val di Nizza
Casa indipendente 8 locali, 158 m² a Montacuto, Val di Nizza. Needs renovation, cancello elettrico, caminetto, esposizione esterna, cucina, balcone, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €27,290 asking price is very low at €173/m², but estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €873/m², well above the €432/m² local benchmark. The listing has 18 photos and useful features, but it does not say how many bathrooms there are or provide an energy rating; the inland location offers no clear premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old rural house with stone walls, a tiled roof, shutters, and a traditional agricultural feel. However, the photos show a severely neglected, overgrown property with rough interiors and damaged auxiliary structures, so it is a substantial restoration project rather than a usable home today.
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€31,000 – €55,000
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.
- Major renovation required, with heavily overgrown access and grounds.
- Interior spaces appear unfinished and deteriorated, with no bathroom shown or listed.
- Several roof and outbuilding sections look compromised or partially open.
- Utilities, structural condition, and legal renovation feasibility are not confirmed.
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 in the Oltrepò Pavese hill country, on the first ridges of the Ligurian Apennines. The Staffora valley is the main local valley system, and the landscape around Val di Nizza is made of wooded slopes, small fields and scattered hamlets. The nearest larger centre is Voghera, which provides the main rail connections, hospitals and wider shopping and services. The area is known for Oltrepò Pavese vineyards and hill agriculture.