Casa indipendente in Via E. Vecchi
In posizione strategica e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo porzione di casa con giardino privato, ideale per coppie, giovani famiglie o per chi desidera investire in un immobile dal grande potenziale. La proprietà necessita di interventi di ristrutturazione, offrendo così la possibilità di creare la casa dei…
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
- Heating
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 70 m², the stated renovation need adds roughly €49,000, producing an estimated effective cost of €1,557/m² versus about €359/m² for comparable local stock. The private garden and convenient location are positives, but the listing does not say how many bathrooms the home has and the price remains high for a renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old country house with weathered shutters, exposed timber beams, a fireplace, and a generous private garden. The roof and floors appear broadly intact, but the interiors are very rough and cluttered, and the absence of a bathroom makes it a serious renovation project rather than a move-in 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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Requires substantial renovation rather than cosmetic updating.
- There is currently no bathroom, making it uninhabitable as a normal full-time home until services are installed.
- Interiors show damp/aged finishes, clutter, and dated systems that will need assessment.
- No interior view confirms a finished kitchen or usable modern utilities.
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 43/100The Po runs by Boretto, with embankments, river islands and a flat alluvial landscape that defines the area. This is the Bassa Reggiana on the lower Po plain, with fields, drainage canals and scattered villages. Guastalla is the nearest larger centre and has a historic centre with arcaded streets and piazzas; Parma is the main city in daily reach for broader services. The area is known for river navigation on the Po and for the agricultural plain of the lower Emilia.