Terratetto unifamiliare in Laureana di Borrello
Vendita bilocale da ristrutturare, via Garibaldi 109/via Toselli 1 Laureana di Borrello. Bilocale unifamiliare su due piani (piano terra e primo piano), superficie catastale totale 101 mq, 3 vani catastali, fabbricato di vecchia costruzione completamente da ristrutturare, tetto in mediocre stato e solai, scale, infissi…
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
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At €7,000 for 101 sqm, the ask is only €69/sqm, but the description says the house is completely to restore, with roof in mediocre condition and floors, stairs, windows and systems to be rebuilt; I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, so the effective cost is roughly €1,169/sqm, far above the €423/sqm baseline. It has also been on the market for 1,773 days, which is a strong negative signal.
More on the house and the area
The corner façade has some faded historic presence, with handsome proportions and brick arches that could become attractive after restoration. But the photos and description show a stripped, unsafe shell with damaged stairs, raw rooms and a mediocre roof, so this is a serious project rather than a home you could live in. At €7,000 the price is eye-catching, but the wow is mainly potential, not current livability.
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.
- Completely uninhabitable at present
- Roof, floors, stairs, windows and systems need full reconstruction
- No bathroom shown and effectively no usable interior fit-out
- Likely significant structural/renovation effort despite central location
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 52/100The cluster is on the Gioia Tauro plain with the first slopes of the Aspromonte close to the east. The Petrace river runs to the south-east of this area, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Gioia Tauro, Palmi and San Ferdinando is about 15 km away. Aspromonte National Park begins farther inland beyond the lower hill towns, so it is not at the door here. The nearest town of size is Gioia Tauro, with port and rail services; Palmi is the other main nearby centre with the services of a substantial town. This part of the plain is known for olive groves and citrus cultivation.