Via Giuseppe Ungaretti, 9, Veglie
Via Giuseppe Ungaretti, 9, Veglie. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage.
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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The €52,455 asking price looks low at €312/m², but a substantial renovation at about €700/m² brings the estimated total to roughly €170,000, or €1,012/m², well above the local €630/m² benchmark. The listing is also sparse, with no bathroom count or energy information stated.
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The property appears structurally usable and includes a smart modern kitchen plus a finished-looking bathroom, but the gallery also shows incomplete renovation work. Its plain exterior and lack of visible views, garden, or historic features make it more of a practical low-cost project than a dream Italian 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€33,000 – €59,000
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.
- Needs renovation and the listed bathroom count is zero.
- One bathroom appears unfinished, with exposed door framing and incomplete fixtures.
- No visible garden, terrace, distinctive historic character, or attractive view.
- The exterior looks like a plain multi-window urban building rather than a characterful townhouse.
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 62/100The area sits in the Salento plain between Lecce and the Ionian side, with flat agricultural land dominated by vineyards and olive groves. Porto Cesareo and the Ionian coast are within about 15 km, with low sandy shores, dunes and offshore islets around the marine area there. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and full services. The area is known for wine production, especially Salice Salentino and other Salento reds.