Loghino di Campagna
Loghino di Campagna. Needs renovation, garage, esposizione esterna, 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
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 asking price looks low, but restoring 350 m² at roughly €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €300,000, or €857/m²—well above comparable local homes around €351/m². The listing confirms renovation is needed and does not state the number of bathrooms or energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old Lombard farmhouse with weathered historic façades, original timber roofs, agricultural spaces, and open farmland around it. However, the interiors are severely deteriorated and cluttered, with structural cracking and no visible bathroom or finished living areas, so it is a major 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€69,000 – €123,000
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 visibly damaged walls, floors, and roof structures.
- No bathroom or kitchen is shown; utilities and habitability are unconfirmed.
- Large rural building may involve substantial structural, permitting, and restoration costs.
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 52/100The area is the flat Po plain west of Mantova, with fields, irrigation canals and drainage channels. The Mincio River and the Mincio regional park are the main nearby landscape feature, especially toward Goito and the approach to Mantova. Mantova is the nearest town of size, with a large historic centre, the lakes formed by the Mincio around the city, and UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta. The area is known for mixed agriculture and for its connection to the Gonzaga territory around Mantova.