Casa indipendente in Via Dante Alighieri s.n.c, Trepuzzi,
Casa indipendente in Via Dante Alighieri s.n.c, Trepuzzi,. Needs renovation, autonomo heating.
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€390/m²), the 177 m² villa looks inexpensive initially, but renovation at about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €1,090/m²—more than double the local €500/m² benchmark. The listing provides no detail on the renovation scope beyond needing work.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely characterful, usable historic home with elegant vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors, antique details, and a private courtyard containing a mature lemon tree. The kitchen and courtyard need updating, but it appears to be a solid lived-in house rather than an empty shell. At €69,000 for 177 sqm, the space and original character are compelling despite the work required.
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€35,000 – €62,000
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 substantial cosmetic modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for the 177 sqm house.
- The courtyard is private and charming but currently rough and utilitarian.
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 49/100This is the north Salento plain between Lecce and Brindisi, with flat agricultural land planted with olive groves and fields. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Casalabate and Torre Rinalda, with low sandy shoreline and wetlands near the shore. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and full services. The area is known for Salento agriculture and for being on the plain of the Lecce peninsula rather than in a hill or mountain landscape.