Casa indipendente in Via Libertà
Se sogni di realizzare una casa su misura, un'elegante residenza di campagna o un investimento immobiliare dal grande valore, questa è l'occasione che stavi aspettando. Nel tranquillo comune di Lignana, in una posizione strategica a soli pochi minuti da Vercelli e comodamente collegata ai principali servizi e alle vie di comunicazione, proponiamo un rustico di circa 250 mq completamente da...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a 250 sqm rustico at €59,000 (€236/sqm) and the description says it is essentially completely to restore, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation. Effective cost is roughly €1,336/sqm, far above the low stock baseline of €421/sqm, but the large size and very low entry price keep it interesting as a renovation project rather than a bargain for immediate livability.
More on the house and the area
The long ivy-clad farmhouse has some rustic charm and a potentially atmospheric courtyard, especially for the price and size. But the photos show a bare shell with decayed, unfinished interiors and no real livable home yet. This is a full renovation project, not a move-in country dream.
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€99,000 – €146,000
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.
- Completely to renovate; currently not habitable.
- Interiors are raw and empty with no finished kitchen or bathrooms visible.
- Overgrown courtyard/garden will need major clearing and restoration.
- Roadside setting is practical rather than scenic or romantic.
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 rice plain of the Vercelli area, part of the eastern Piedmont lowlands between the Po and Sesia rivers. The Sesia runs a few kilometres west of Lignana, and the landscape around the village is dominated by irrigated fields, canals, farmsteads and straight local roads. Vercelli is the nearest town of size and has a historic centre, the basilica of Sant’Andrea and the rice-trading role the area is known for. The area is known above all for risicoltura, with large paddy fields that define the surroundings in season.