Casa bifamiliare
Casa Semindipendente con Terrazzo, Cantine e 1700 mq di Terreno – Belpiano (Borzonasca) Un’oasi di riservatezza e natura, perfetta sia come abitazione principale per gli amanti della tranquillità, sia come casa vacanze. Immersa nel verde della frazione di Belpiano (Comune di Borzonasca), questa proprietà offre…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €427/m², the asking price is below the local €538/m² benchmark, but the listing does not say whether the 117 m² townhouse is habitable or needs renovation. Allowing roughly €700/m² for an unspecified condition makes the effective cost about €1,127/m²; the remote inland setting and 14 km distance from the sea limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, furnished stone-and-rendered Ligurian townhouse with a working kitchen, comfortable living room, bedrooms, terrace, and substantial green land. Its strongest appeal is the peaceful wooded setting, mountain views, traditional stone details, and generous outdoor space at a €50,000 price point. It is charming rather than luxurious, but it feels like a real home—not a renovation shell.
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€23,000 – €41,000
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.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed for a 117 sqm, four-bedroom home.
- The hillside setting and stepped outdoor areas may be challenging for anyone needing easy accessibility.
- The gallery does not verify roof, heating, utilities, or structural condition in detail.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the upper Sturla valley in the Ligurian Apennines. The Aveto Regional Natural Park begins nearby and covers the higher country inland around Monte Penna, Monte Aiona and the Aveto valley. The Sturla river runs through this area toward Chiavari. The nearest coast in daily use is the Tigullio shore around Chiavari and Lavagna. The nearest town of size is Chiavari, which has a full rail station, hospital and larger services. Santo Stefano d'Aveto, the main mountain centre inland, has the nearest ski lifts, about 35–45 minutes by road depending on the hamlet. The area is known for chestnut woods, beech forest, small mountain pastures and for the mushrooms and dairy produce of the Aveto interior.