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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
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €150/m² versus the local €615/m² benchmark, but the listing does not state the condition. Allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €850/m², above the benchmark, so the low entry price alone is not enough to confirm a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful stone village house with traditional shutters, an old terrace, decorative railings, and some rustic interior details. It is a roofed, occupied-looking home with bedrooms, plumbing, and a bathroom rather than an empty shell, but the interiors are dark, dated, and in need of significant refurbishment. At €15,000, the price is a major attraction, though this is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-move-in dream 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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and visibly worn, with damp/peeling areas and basic finishes.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large nine-room layout.
- The property appears usable but would need substantial renovation and systems checks.
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 72/100The cluster is in the northern Apennines, in the Reno valley, with wooded slopes and ridgelines around the settlements. The area lies close to the Corno alle Scale massif, the highest part of the Bolognese Apennines, and the regional park of Corno alle Scale is within this mountain belt. The nearest ski lifts are those of Corno alle Scale, reached in roughly 30–40 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Porretta Terme is the local town of size, with rail connections on the Bologna–Pistoia line and the thermal establishments that give the municipality its name. The wider area is known for chestnut woods, mountain villages and the old trans-Apennine route between Emilia and Tuscany.