Casa Indipendente
Casa Indipendente. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €49,000 asking price looks low, but renovating 150 m² at roughly €700/m² brings the estimated total to about €154,000, or €1,027/m² versus a local reference of €317/m². The description is very sparse and does not state the room layout, bathrooms, energy performance, or building condition in practical detail.
More on the house and the area
The long Veneto farmhouse has appealing historic proportions, tiled roofing, mature greenery, and substantial outdoor space. However, the actual exterior is visibly weathered, while the luxurious modern interiors look like proposed renovation imagery rather than a currently livable home. This is an attractive restoration project, not yet a dream-ready residence.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Listed as needing renovation, with no confirmed bathrooms or bedrooms.
- The polished interior images appear inconsistent with the visibly weathered exterior and may be concept/rendered visuals rather than the current condition.
- Large paved forecourt and nearby utility infrastructure reduce the sense of a secluded rural 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 38/100The area is in the southern Padova plain near the Adige, with flat farmland, drainage canals and scattered villages. Monselice and Este are the nearest historic towns of note, both with walled and castle areas, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The Euganean Hills also lie beyond that radius and matter more for occasional outings than for the setting around the houses. This part of the lower Veneto plain is known for agriculture.