Porzione di fabbricato in centro storico
Nel centro storico di Luzzara propongo in vendita un ampio fabbricato disposto su tre livelli di cui al piano terra ampio ingresso con corridoio centrale, sala, salotto, cucina, cucinotto e tinello; al piano primo corridoio centrale di collegamento alle 4 ampie camere da letto, bagno e una parte di bassi servizi che si…
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 €100,000 for 753 sqm, the asking price is just €133/sqm versus a €395/sqm baseline, a strong discount; even adding an estimated €700/sqm renovation budget for a large period building with ancillary spaces, it still looks broadly plausible for the size. Historic-center location helps, but the 338 days on market is a clear warning sign and caps the score.
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This is a big, atmospheric historic town property with a walled garden, grand entrance hall, staircase, and some lovely painted ceilings. It feels like a real house rather than a ruin, but it clearly needs substantial renovation before comfortable daily living. The size and €100k price create strong potential, though the current presentation is more faded manor than ready dream home.
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€149,000 – €264,000
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.
- Needs full interior modernization and likely significant restoration
- Outbuildings/courtyard areas look neglected and partially unusable as-is
- Only one bathroom shown/listed for a very large house
- Photos suggest age-related damp, darkness, and deferred maintenance
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.