Rustico in vendita a Cittanova CENTRALE
Gieffe Real Estate propone in vendita a Cittanova, in zona centrale, un rudere, dal valore storico di grande considerazione. ( Rif.1309 ) Per consultare tutti i nostri annunci vai su: www.gieffegroup.it Attiva le notifiche sulle nostre pagine social per restare aggiornato in tempo reale. Pubblichiamo, quotidianamente,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description explicitly says "rudere" (ruin), so this is not a normal renovation: at 100 sqm the estimated works are about €110,000, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,350/m2 (€25,000 + works), far above the €272/m2 baseline. It has also been on the market 188 days, which is a negative signal.
More on the house and the area
There is some romantic historic charm in the weathered stone walls, old shutters and village-center facade. But this is clearly a ruin, not a usable house: open and broken sections, missing/failed elements, and no evidence of habitable rooms. At €25k it is cheap, yet it sells more as a restoration project than a dream home you could soon live in.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Explicitly described as a rudere, so this is a ruin rather than a livable home.
- No visible intact interiors, kitchen or bathroom; full renovation is required.
- Likely structural and roof/open-to-sky issues based on the photos.
- Town-center street setting but no view, garden or outdoor living space shown.
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 on the northern side of the Aspromonte massif. The Aspromonte National Park is within the local area, with forested slopes and upland terrain above the town. The nearest larger town is Gioia Tauro on the plain, while Reggio Calabria is the main city for higher-order services. The area is known for chestnuts, olive groves and for being one of the inland gateways from the Piana di Gioia Tauro up into Aspromonte.