Palazzotto in zona centrale
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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 €80,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €533/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,233/sqm. That sits well above this low-stock baseline of €420/sqm, but the central historic position, panoramic balconies, garage/cellar, and large townhouse layout make it a solid renovation play rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has real small-town Italian presence: a central four-level palazzotto with long balconies, rooftop views and a characterful tufa cellar. The mountain and village outlooks add genuine appeal, but the interiors are tired and in places damaged, so this is a solid house needing substantial renovation rather than an easy move-in dream home.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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 interior updating and visible repair work
- Some rooms show damp/peeling finishes
- Bathrooms and kitchen look outdated and partly incomplete
- Street-centre setting with no private garden or terrace
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 sits in the Telesina valley below the Matese mountains, with Monte Taburno and the Taburno-Camposauro massif also close by. Lake Telese is in the town, and the Calore Irpino and Volturno river systems shape the wider valley around it. The Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park lies nearby. The nearest larger town is Benevento, which has rail connections, services, a Roman theatre and the Arch of Trajan. The area is known for mineral springs and vineyards, especially Falanghina del Sannio.