Villa
In centro a Minerbe, proponiamo in vendita appartamento al piano terra disposto su due livelli, comodo a tutti i servizi e libero da subito. Al piano inferiore si trova una zona giorno ampia e luminosa, composta da soggiorno e cucina separati, ideali per chi cerca funzionalità e comfort. Al piano superiore si sviluppa…
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
Habitable 100 sqm at €79,000 implies about €990/sqm effective after a light €200/sqm refresh, versus a low-stock baseline median of €403/sqm for Veneto townhouses. Central location and 19 photos are positives, but at roughly 2.5x this baseline it looks expensive for this catalog rather than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a real, usable home rather than a project: bright rooms, decent finishes, heating, fitted kitchen and a renovated bathroom are all visible. The exposed beams and timber ceilings add some charm, but there is no big view or dramatic setting to create a stronger dream factor. Overall it feels good-value and comfortably livable, with modest wow rather than knockout beauty.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- No real view or standout exterior shown.
- Some rooms show past damp/staining and patchy walls in the older photos.
- Interiors are pleasant but fairly plain and modernized rather than truly atmospheric.
- Private outdoor space is mentioned but not proven by the photos.
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 34/100This is flat agricultural country on the south side of the Verona plain, between the lower Adige and the Fratta-Gorzone drainage area, with fields, canals and scattered hamlets as the immediate landscape. The nearest town of size is Legnago, which has the usual services, a rail station and a substantial built-up area. Verona is farther away and matters more for jobs and transport than for the lived landscape around the village. The area is known for irrigated farming on the plain.