Terratetto unifamiliare in Foligno
Casa singola con giardino/orto privato e appartamento con terrazzo In prima periferia proponiamo in vendita una casa singola disposta su due livelli, su terreno di circa 450 mq. Al piano terra troviamo un locale commerciale attualmente locato, completo di bagno e locali accessori/fondi. Di questa porzione viene venduta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Only a share of the property is for sale
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing includes partial ownership: the ground-floor commercial portion is sold as nuda proprietà with usufruct for 12 years, which is a veto red flag for foreign buyers seeking straightforward use. Even ignoring that, at €99,000 + ~€182,000 renovation (260 sqm × €700/sqm), the effective cost is about €1,081/sqm versus a €500/sqm baseline, so it is not a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, sizeable house with a big terrace and private garden/vegetable plot, and the exterior could become very attractive. But the current interiors are dated and tired rather than beautiful, so it feels more like a solid renovation project than an immediate dream home. The legal limitation on the ground floor also reduces live-in appeal right now.
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€51,000 – €91,000
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.
- Rendered 'after' images are visualizations, not the current condition
- Needs full interior renovation/update despite being structurally complete
- Ground floor is sold as bare ownership with usufruct for 12 years
- Setting is suburban rather than scenic, with no proven standout view
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Foligno, so the setting is an urban plain at the foot of the Umbrian Apennine foothills. The Topino and Menotre valley system is the local geography, with the first slopes and wooded ridges rising east of town toward Colfiorito and the regional park around Monte Subasio within the wider surrounding area. Assisi is the nearest major historic town, with the Basilica of San Francesco and UNESCO status. Foligno itself is a service town with rail links, shops and hospitals, and the area is known for olive groves, cereals and the broader Umbrian hill-country landscape.