R.G.E. 5/2024 Piacenza
Edificio di origine rurale, nello stato di fatto, costituito da deposito al piano terra e granaio al primo, accessibile mediante scala interna con accesso indipendente dal deposito. Collabente.
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Description explicitly states 'Collabente' (collapsed/ruin) and the building is a rural deposit/granary with no habitable use. Zero rooms/beds/baths, no condition, year, or energy data. Price of 173 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 290 looks cheap but reflects a non-habitable ruin requiring full reconstruction (~1400 EUR/m2). Only 1 photo and 0 days on market. High risk, low value proposition.
More on the house and the area
A collapsing rural outbuilding (deposito + granaio) in Caorso, Emilia Romagna, priced at 20,928 EUR (173 EUR/m2). The single photo shows a tired two-story farm building with open garage bays and worn timber/brickwork - functional but far from striking. Low price is the only real draw, but 'collabente' status means it's legally derelict and needs total rebuilding. No habitable space, no standout interior, exterior, or setting. Inland location with no sea proximity noted.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,400/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €71,000
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.
- Collabente (structurally derelict/uninhabitable) - requires full reconstruction
- No bedrooms, bathrooms, or habitable rooms - deposito and granaio only
- Only 1 photo showing a weathered rural building with garages
- No condition, year, or energy data provided
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 35/100Caorso sits on the lower Po plain near the River Po, in a flat agricultural landscape of fields, irrigation channels and levees. Piacenza is the nearest city of size, with a historic centre, services and rail connections. The area is known for intensive farming on the Po valley plain.