Villa bifamiliare in Sossano
SOSSANO: località Colloredo, proponiamo rustico in bifamiliare da ristrutturare di 434 mq. comm. con ampio giardino sia fronte che nel retro. Composto da: soggiorno, cucina, 4 camere, bagno, garage e annessi agricoli. Posizione molto tranquilla. Possibilità di creare più unità immobiliari. Da ristrutturare. Classe G EPgl, nren 363,52 kWh/m² anno. Euro 45.000
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is very cheap at €104/m² versus a €377/m² baseline, but the description explicitly includes 'annessi agricoli', which is a veto red flag because those parts may not be legally habitable. It is also a full renovation project; using about €1,100/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is roughly €1,204/m², well above the low baseline.
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This is a very large rural farmhouse-type property with a useful garden and a calm countryside position, and the price per square metre is strikingly low. But the photos show a plain exterior with visible wear rather than romance, and the listing itself says it needs renovation. It feels more like a practical big project than an immediately dream-inducing Italian home.
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€172,000 – €254,000
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 full renovation
- Exterior shows peeling/render damage and likely deferred maintenance
- No interior photos to confirm character or current livability
- Rural roadside setting is quiet but not especially scenic
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 57/100The cluster sits on the southern Vicenza plain at the foot of the Colli Berici, a low limestone hill range with cultivated slopes and small woods. The Bacchiglione plain and the edge of the Berici define the landscape within immediate reach. Vicenza is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and Palladian monuments including the UNESCO listing for the City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, some of which are scattered through the wider Berici area. This part of southern Veneto is known for mixed farming, vineyards on the hills, and villas in the countryside.