Casa indipendente nelle campagne di Solarolo
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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 €98,000 for 206 sqm the ask is €476/sqm, basically in line with the local sub-€100k baseline of €472/sqm, but the description clearly says full renovation is needed and even notes costs are extra. Using about €1,100/sqm renovation, the effective cost rises to roughly €1,576/sqm, which makes it only a fair buy despite the approved project, garage, terrace, and private garden.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rural-house character, especially the brick structure and columned vaulted/taverna-like space, and the approved project shows strong design potential. But today it is still a stripped, rough renovation project rather than a livable home, so the wow comes more from promise than present reality. The private garden and generous size help, yet the real score is held down by condition.
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€82,000 – €121,000
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.
- The attractive finished interiors/exteriors shown are renderings, not the current state.
- Needs full renovation before it becomes a usable home.
- Rural setting is quiet but offers no proven standout view.
- Asking price excludes renovation costs.
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 lower Romagna plain between the Santerno and Senio rivers, with flat agricultural land and scattered villages. Lugo is the nearest town of size and has a full service centre, a historic core, and rail links toward Ravenna, Bologna and Faenza. The area is known for orchards, vineyards and intensive farming typical of the Bassa Romagna.