Terratetto plurifamiliare in Luzzara
A Luzzara, proponiamo in vendita una casa semindipendente che unisce il fascino storico alla comodità moderna. Questa porzione di casa, costruita nel 1930 e ristrutturata esternamente nel 2012 con rifacinento del tetto, grondaie e tiranti, offre un ingresso indipendente che garantisce privacy e autonomia. Distribuita…
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 €85,000 for 100 sqm, the ask is €850/sqm; with a moderate renovation estimate of about €500/sqm (interiors likely dated, but roof/exterior redone in 2012), the effective cost is about €1,350/sqm. That is far above this low-stock baseline of €472/sqm, though the central location, private courtyard, immediate availability, and 32 photos make it look like a real habitable project rather than a trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: roof and exterior seem maintained, and the rooms are intact with kitchen, bathroom access, floors, and heating. But visually it is very plain, with tired 1960s-80s finishes and no special views or character, so the dream factor is low despite the solid livability and low price.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need renovation.
- No view, garden, or notable outdoor living space shown.
- Town-center setting is practical but not especially picturesque.
- Only exterior roof works are mentioned; interior modernization is still needed.
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 39/100The area sits on the Po plain by the River Po, with levees, fields and scattered farm buildings as the dominant landscape. Guastalla is the nearest larger town and has a historic centre with arcaded streets and civic buildings linked to the Gonzaga period. This stretch of the lower Reggio Emilia plain is known for agriculture and for river-land environments along the Po.