Cascina/Casale in vendita a Langosco
In vendita a Langosco un rustico da ristrutturare che offre un'incredibile opportunità per chi ama i progetti di recupero e desidera creare la propria casa su misura.La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli per un totale di 200 metri quadri, con 5 locali spaziosi, di cui 3 camere da letto e un bagno. Libero al rogito, è…
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Rustico at 165 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 382 EUR/m2 is ~57% below market, a strong discount. 236 m2, 5 rooms, free at deed, large land parcel, fresh listing (2 days). Built 1900, needs full renovation, so budget ~600-800 EUR/m2 to restore. Note description says 200 m2 vs facts 236 m2 (minor discrepancy). Solid opportunity for a renovation project buyer, with total post-reno cost still likely well below regional norms.
More on the house and the area
A derelict 1900 farmhouse in rural Langosco, Lombardia, priced very low at €39k (€165/m2). Photos show a heavily weathered, cracked facade, overgrown/cleared yard with fruit trees, and a large ~2000 m2 plot. No stunning interior or exterior—just a run-down rustico needing full restoration. The main appeal is the generous land and the cheap entry price for a recovery project, plus modest period character. Nothing scroll-stopping; a fairly typical Italian fixer-upper.
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€47,000 – €83,000
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.
- Full renovation required (uninhabitable state)
- Significant facade cracking visible
- Low-demand rural location (Langosco), no energy class
- Interior not shown in photos
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 38/100This is flat rice-growing country on the Lomellina plain between the Sesia and Po river systems, with a landscape of fields, irrigation canals, farmsteads and small villages. Mortara is the nearest larger town in the area, with rail links and everyday services. Vigevano, with a substantial historic centre centred on Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle complex, is the nearest town of real size within easy reach but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for rice cultivation and water-managed agriculture.