Casa indipendente da personalizzare con giardino
AFFITTO A RISCATTO: TOTALE 13.500€ - ANTICIPO 3000€ - 300€ MENSILI Sei alla ricerca di una seconda casa dove passare il tuo tempo libero in tranquillità e fuori dalla città? Ecco la soluzione adatta e te! Noi della Tempocasa di San Benigno Canavese proponiamo in vendita a Pessinetto un immobile da ristrutturare,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The ad headline shows only a €3,000 down payment for rent-to-own, but the text states a total price of €13,500; using the real total, this is about €79/m² before works, not €18/m². It is explicitly described as 'da ristrutturare', so estimated effective cost is about €779/m² (79 + 700), well above the €350/m² low-stock baseline despite the central location and A/4 residential category.
More on the house and the area
Modest village townhouse in Pessinetto, Piemonte, offered via rent-to-own (13,500€ total). Facade is tired with peeling plaster and dated red shutters; interiors not shown. Exterior photos reveal an overgrown yard, crumbling neighboring outbuildings, and likely asbestos roofing. Only wow lever is the very low headline price, but the true cost and renovation needs undercut it. No standout view, location, or character.
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€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- Rent-to-own scheme: 3000€ deposit, 300€/month, 13500€ total — not an outright 3000€ sale
- Listed as habitable but description says 'da ristrutturare' (to be renovated) — condition contradictory
- Cadastral category A/4 (low-grade housing)
- Corrugated sheeting in yard appears to be asbestos (eternit) — hazardous
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 71/100The cluster sits in the Valli di Lanzo, with the Graian Alps around the valley and the upper valley rising toward peaks on the French border. The Stura di Lanzo runs through this part of the valley. Ceres is one of the main small centres of the Val Grande di Lanzo, with everyday services and the Torino–Ceres rail link toward the plain. The nearest larger town is Lanzo Torinese, and Turin is the main city for higher-order services. This area is known for alpine valley settlements, hiking and summer access into the Lanzo valleys.