Maleo, casa indipendente con giardino da ristrutturare
Maleo, proponiamo casa indipendente da ristrutturare disposta su due livelli. Completano la soluzione un orto e due rustici in corpo staccato su due livelli, il giardino in comune con altre tre proprietà. Da personalizzare. PER INFO E VISITE 3463132291 GIULIA COMPRO CASA SRL
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 €45,000 for 156 sqm, the ask is only €288/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €988/sqm, well above the €406/sqm baseline for similar low-cost stock. The detached rustics and shared garden add some utility, but this looks more like a customizable renovation project than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a plain but solid village house rather than a dream-property scroll stopper. The roofed structure looks usable and there is a bit of character from the beams and fireplace, but the exterior is tired, the garden is shared, and the overall feel is functional rather than beautiful.
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€31,000 – €55,000
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 clear renovation and updating
- Shared garden reduces privacy/ownership feel
- Detached rustic outbuildings may need separate work
- No view or special setting shown
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 56/100The area lies on the Po plain on the Adda River. Pizzighettone is known for its walled riverside settlement and the preserved circuit of Spanish-era fortifications. Within this stretch of the lower Adda the landscape is mainly flat farmland with riverbanks, irrigation channels and scattered villages. Cremona is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and services.