Casa accostata con scoperto esclusivo
CASA ACCOSTATA CON SCOPERTO ESCLUSIVO. Needs renovation, cantina.
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In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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The €33,000 asking price is attractive at €264/m², but a substantial renovation budget of about €87,500 brings the estimated total to €120,500, or roughly €964/m². That is well above the €417/m² local benchmark; the private outdoor space and cellar add some practical value.
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This is a genuine, immediately recognizable Italian home with a working kitchen, bathroom, multiple bedrooms, tiled living spaces, and attractive old timber floors and exposed roof beams. It is not a picturesque dream property—there is no meaningful view and the exterior is plain—but at €33,000 for 125 m² it offers unusually substantial, usable accommodation with renovation potential.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors and finishes need modernization.
- Visible cracking, peeling/exterior wear, and ceiling damage require inspection.
- Rear courtyard/outbuildings are utilitarian rather than scenic.
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 38/100This is the lower Po plain south of Rovigo, with flat agricultural land cut by canals and drainage works. The Adigetto and the wider network of reclaimed-water channels shape the local landscape. Rovigo is the nearest town of size, with the usual provincial services, rail connections and an intact historic centre. The Po Delta lies farther south and east, and the area is known for reclaimed farmland and irrigated agriculture in the Polesine.