Porzione di casa da ristrutturare
FINALE EMILIA (MO) - Nella tranquilla frazione di Reno, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di casa indipendente sviluppata su due livelli, completamente da ristrutturare. Una soluzione ideale per chi desidera progettare la propria casa personalizzandola o per chi cerca un ottimo investimento da mettere a…
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 €22,000 for 85 sqm, the asking price is just €259/sqm, but the text says it is completely to be renovated, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm of works; that brings the effective cost to roughly €1,359/sqm. This is above the low internal baseline of €468/sqm for similar stock, but the absolute entry price is very low for an independent 2-bed/2-bath townhouse with garage, 13 photos, and no contradiction flags, making it a strong low-budget renovation project rather than a finished bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a very inexpensive, real little house rather than a ruin, with two floors, a garage and some simple character from the painted timber-beam ceilings. But the beauty factor is low: the setting is plain and the facade is tired, while the interiors need substantial renovation before it feels appealing or comfortably livable.
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€34,000 – €50,000
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.
- Complete renovation is needed despite the house being roofed and laid out.
- Exterior shows heavy wear, damp/aging plaster and very plain street setting.
- Interiors are cluttered and dated, with rough service areas and likely systems upgrades needed.
- No proven view, garden or attractive outdoor living space in 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 38/100This is the flat Po plain between the Reno and Panaro river systems, with cultivated land, drainage canals and scattered hamlets. Ferrara is the nearest provincial city of size, with a substantial historic centre and UNESCO status for the Renaissance city and the Po Delta cultural landscape; Bologna and Modena are also practical larger-city references for services and work. The area is known for agriculture and for the small-town plain landscape of the central Emilia lowlands.