Appartamento in Via Ugo Foscolo, 298, Centro, Monsummano Terme,
Appartamento in Via Ugo Foscolo, 298, Centro, Monsummano Terme,. Habitable, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At the asking price plus estimated habitable-home costs, the effective price is about €776/m² versus a €730/m² local benchmark, so this is fairly priced rather than a standout bargain. Central location and a garage help, but the listing does not state the bathroom count, building year, or energy class.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
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 58/100The cluster lies in the Valdinievole plain at the edge of the Padule di Fucecchio, the large inland marsh shared by the provinces of Pistoia and Florence. Montecatini Terme is the nearest larger town and has railway stations, thermal establishments and the main services for the area. The lower slopes of Montecatini Alto and the Montalbano hill country are close by, while Pistoia, Lucca and Florence are reachable for work or services but sit beyond the immediate landscape. The area is known for the spa towns of Montecatini and Monsummano and for the Fucecchio marshland environment.