Casella – Casa di campagna immersa nel verde
In una splendida posizione immersa nella tranquillità della campagna, proponiamo in vendita caratteristica casa indipendente situata in località Regiosi, a pochi minuti di auto dal centro di Casella e da tutti i principali servizi. Una proprietà dal sapore autentico, ideale per chi desidera creare la propria casa nel…
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 €70,000 for 140 sqm, the asking price is €500/sqm, but the description says a complete renovation is needed, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,600/sqm. That is far above the low Liguria farmhouse baseline of €461/sqm, though the independent house format, panoramic rural setting and extra land add some value.
More on the house and the area
The best asset here is the setting: a private, green hillside position with a broad mountain view and a usable terrace. This is a real house, not a ruin—roofed, floored, with kitchen and bathrooms present—but it looks tired and neglected and needs substantial renovation before it feels like a dream home. The wow comes more from the nature and outlook than from the building itself.
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€55,000 – €82,000
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 needed despite being structurally standing
- Outdoor areas and terrace are overgrown and need clearing
- Interiors are basic/dated with visible damp or cracking in places
- No proven special historic interior character from 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 68/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the Scrivia valley system, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys around it. The Scrivia river runs through this part of the area. The Parco Naturale Regionale dell'Antola lies nearby, with Monte Antola as the main summit of this section of the Apennines. The nearest substantial town is Genova, which provides the full range of city services and transport links. This inland part of Genoa province is known for Apennine woodland, small valley settlements and routes crossing between Liguria and the Po-side interior.