Casa indipendente con fienile e terreno esclusivo
CASA INDIPENDENTE CON FIENILE E TERRENO ESCLUSIVO. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, esposizione interna, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €67,000 asking price is attractive at €322/m², but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable home puts the effective cost near €522/m², above the local €417/m² benchmark. Independent access, heating, garage, cellar and terrace add practical value, though the listing does not say when the building was constructed or provide an energy rating.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable, generously sized townhouse with a practical courtyard, garage, terrace and substantial attached storage, offered at a strong price for 208 sqm. Its rustic roof structures and old courtyard provide some Italian character, but the interiors are plain and heavily dated, while cracks, damp and deteriorated outbuildings reduce the dream-home appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- The main living areas are usable but very dated, with widespread peeling plaster, damp staining and visible wall/ceiling cracks.
- The large courtyard, barn and storage areas appear to need substantial cleanup and renovation.
- No scenic views or private landscaped garden are shown; the property is inward-facing in a built-up town setting.
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 41/100This is the western Bassa Bresciana, a flat agricultural plain between Brescia and Cremona with fields, canals and scattered farmsteads. The River Oglio runs nearby to the east, with riparian countryside and the Oglio Nord regional park around stretches of the river. Brescia is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and major historic monuments. The area is known for intensive agriculture on the Po plain.