Casolare in vendita con terreno edificabile
Casolare in vendita a Morciano di Leuca – Il fascino autentico del Salento Immerso nella quiete della campagna salentina, a pochi minuti dalle splendide spiagge di Torre Vado, Pescoluse e Santa Maria di Leuca, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico casolare situato nel territorio di Morciano di Leuca. La proprietà…
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
At €100,000 for 723 sqm the asking price is about €138/sqm, but with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of ~€700/sqm the effective cost is about €838/sqm. The local baseline (€73/sqm) is weak because, so relying mainly on absolute plausibility, this looks cheap only on paper due to the huge size and likely substantial renovation burden despite the attractive Salento setting.
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This has real romantic appeal: a striking fortified Salento tower/masseria with authentic stone character, vaulted spaces and surrounding land. But the photos show a bare shell rather than a usable home, with no finished living interiors, kitchen or bathroom visible, so it is a major project. The dream here is the restoration potential, not immediate life in the house.
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€143,000 – €254,000
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.
- Complete renovation needed; interiors are raw and unusable as-is
- Livability is not proven despite the roofed stone shell
- Some structures/open areas appear partially stripped or unfinished
- Nearby modern houses slightly reduce the secluded fantasy
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 at the southern end of the Salento peninsula, with a low limestone landscape of olive groves and dry-stone walls. The Ionian coast is close at Torre Vado and the Adriatic side of Capo di Leuca is also nearby, with rocky shore and small inlets around Santa Maria di Leuca. Santa Maria di Leuca is the nearest centre of note, with a harbour and the sanctuary at the end of the peninsula. The area is known for the meeting of the two seas at the tip of Salento and for coastal tourism.