Casa Indipendente in vendita a San Pietro Vernotico
Proponiamo in vendita un interessante immobile su due piani, composto da un appartamento al piano terra e uno al primo piano, entrambi con accesso indipendente, situato in una posizione centralissima del paese, in via Pier Giovanni Rizzo. Il piano terra è composto da soggiorno, cucina, un salone ampio e luminoso, un…
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
The €64,000 asking price is very low at €221/m², but renovation—including structural floor work in the first-floor apartment—raises the estimated all-in cost to about €921/m², above the €714/m² local benchmark. Its central location, garage, garden and 26 photos are positives, while the second unit needs substantial work.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial two-level townhouse with attractive vaulted ceilings, period-style doors, patterned floors, a balcony, and a leafy citrus-filled courtyard. The ground-floor apartment appears genuinely habitable, while the upper apartment is a major renovation project, so the property offers real living potential but not a finished 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€57,000 – €102,000
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.
- The first-floor apartment needs substantial renovation, including work to the floors/structural slabs.
- The exterior has extensive peeling plaster and weathering, and the ground-floor bathroom needs updating.
- The property is urban and directly street-facing, with no panoramic view or private rural setting.
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 43/100This is the Salento plain, with flat agricultural land of olive groves, vineyards and fields between Brindisi and Lecce. The Adriatic coast is nearby around Campo di Mare and Torchiarolo, with low sandy shores and pinewoods rather than cliffs. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with port services, a rail station and the airport. The area is known for wine production, especially Negroamaro, and for olive growing.