Rustico/casale
Casa di Paese Rustica nel Cuore del Borgo - Occasione Unica Scopri questa affascinante casa di paese completamente chiusa e riservata, situata nel centro del paese. Un'opportunità straordinaria per chi sogna di trasformare uno spazio autentico in una dimora moderna senza perdere il fascino rustico. La proprietà si…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €89,000 asking price is attractive at €325/m² versus the local €352/m² benchmark, but the house explicitly needs renovation. At an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, the effective cost rises to about €1,025/m², making this a weak deal despite its central village location and garden.
More on the house and the area
A large, authentic rural farmhouse with old tiled roofs, timber porticos, brick columns, traditional shutters, and a private leafy courtyard. The structure appears roofed and substantially intact, with existing floors, kitchen fittings, and utilities, but it is far from move-in ready and needs a serious renovation.
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€54,000 – €96,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, with cracked and damp-looking interiors and very dated finishes.
- Only one bathroom is listed for 274 m² and 10 rooms.
- The garden is heavily overgrown and the property appears to need significant clearing and modernization.
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 34/100This is flat lower Po plain between the Oglio and Chiese river country, with fields, drainage channels and scattered villages. The nearest larger centres are Cremona and Casalmaggiore for everyday services, rail connections and a fuller historic centre. This part of the plain is known for intensive agriculture and dairying linked to the Grana Padano area.