Rustico, Casale in Vendita in Via XXV Aprile 71 a Fabbrico
Si propone in vendita una casa di campagna a 500 mt dal centro - COLLABENTE - completamente da risatrutturare, di notevole dimensioni, su 2.000 mq. circa di terreno. Il prezzo richiesto interessante, pone l'immobile ad ampia disponibilita per chi volesse costruirsi una casa in campagna o una bifamiliare, con grande giardino, a ridosso del paese.
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 listing is explicitly described as "collabente" and completely to be restored, which signals a ruin-level project rather than a livable house; at 600 sqm this implies about €1,100/m2 renovation, making the effective cost roughly €1,183/m2 (€50,000 + ~€660,000 works), far above the €290/m2 baseline. It has also been on the market 234 days, a clear stale listing.
More on the house and the area
This is a large old brick farmhouse with some rustic exterior character and useful land close to the village. But the listing explicitly says it is collabente and completely to renovate, so this is a full project rather than a home you could realistically live in soon. The low price and size are appealing, yet the wow is limited by condition and the lack of proven views or interiors.
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€238,000 – €351,000
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.
- Collabente / completely to renovate
- No bathroom shown and likely uninhabitable as-is
- Only one exterior photo, interior condition unknown
- Near town rather than in a scenic standout setting
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 35/100This is the central Po plain, with flat agricultural land, canals and drainage ditches around the settlements. The Secchia is the nearest substantial river system in the area, running east of Fabbrico. Correggio is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services; Carpi is also close, with a larger old centre and the Pio complex. The area is known for intensive farming and for the wider Emilia plain economy of dairying and food production.