Villa unifamiliare in Cassolnovo
Villa unifamiliare in Cassolnovo. Needs renovation, garage, fibra ottica, esposizione interna, accesso per disabili, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €91,000 asking price looks low at €469/m², but the listing says the 194 m² villa needs renovation. At an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is about €1,170/m², well above the €432/m² local benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A large traditional Italian courtyard villa with intact tiled roofs, chimneys, green shutters, a balcony, and mature fig-tree greenery. It has genuine character and a usable-looking structure, but the visibly aged exterior and complete lack of interior photos suggest a substantial renovation rather than a ready-to-live-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€38,000 – €68,000
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 significant renovation, with visibly weathered façades, gates, walls, and covered structures.
- No interior photos are provided, so the condition of the kitchen, bathrooms, wiring, heating, and floors is unverified.
- The access lane appears narrow and semi-private, which may limit parking and vehicle access despite the listed garage.
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 58/100This is the western edge of the Lomellina, a flat irrigated plain between the Ticino and Sesia river systems, with rice fields, canals, poplar plantations and scattered farmsteads. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie within reach to the east, with riverside woods and old gravel banks. Vigevano is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. The area is known for rice cultivation and water-managed agriculture.