Terratetto plurifamiliare in Villa Latina
Villa Latina (FR), località Vallegrande, proponiamo in vendita porzione di casa composta da un piano terra e primo; piano terra appartamento della superficie catastale totale di mq. 75 con ingresso indipendente composto da un ingresso, salone cucina unico ambiente, una camera matrimoniale e bagno; piano primo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 for 160 sqm, the asking price is just €306/sqm; with a habitable-condition estimate of about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is ~€506/sqm, still below the Lazio townhouse baseline of €625/sqm. Two independent apartments, 2 baths, garage, garden/courtyard and 29 photos make this a strong value listing with no concrete red flags.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid, usable home with a private garden, balcony and pleasant mountain backdrop, and it appears genuinely habitable rather than a shell. The wow comes more from the setting and the price-per-square-meter than from architecture or interiors, which are simple and dated. A realistic live-in property with some charm, but not a true dream-house scroll stopper.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Exterior and interiors are plain 1980s rather than characterful.
- Interiors look dated and may need cosmetic updating.
- Mountain views are nice but partly interrupted by nearby houses and power lines.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Comino Valley under the Monti della Meta, on the edge of the Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park. The Melfa river runs through this part of the valley. Forca d'Acero, the main pass into the park, is nearby, and the nearest ski area is Pescasseroli in the national park at roughly an hour's drive. The nearest larger town is Sora, which has full daily services and rail links. This area is known for mountain pasture, woodland and transhumance routes, and Picinisco is also known locally for pecorino di Picinisco.