Casa indipedente
Proponiamo casa indipendente situata nel centro storico, completa di garage e cantina, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione senza spese condominiali. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli. Al piano terra troviamo un comodo disimpegno con accesso diretto sia al garage sia alla cantina, offrendo praticità e funzionalità.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €99,000 plus an estimated €43,400 renovation budget, the effective cost is about €2,297/m², far above the local €356/m² reference for comparable low-cost homes. The historic-center location, garage, cellar and independent heating add practicality, but not enough to offset the high acquisition and renovation cost; the listing does not state the energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, heated townhouse with a usable kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garage, and cellar in Fossano’s historic center. Its colorful rooms and traditional street setting have some character, but the property is dated and lacks a standout view, garden, or exceptional architectural feature.
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€12,000 – €22,000
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.
- Dated interiors and exterior finishes need renovation or substantial cosmetic updating.
- No garden, terrace, or notable view is shown.
- Compact 62 sqm layout with narrow internal stairs and limited presentation of storage/garage condition.
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 51/100The area sits on the plain between the Stura di Demonte and Tanaro river systems, with the Maritime and Cottian Alps visible to the south and west. The Langhe hills begin not far to the east, but the immediate 15 km landscape around Fossano is mainly cultivated plain with scattered farmsteads and small settlements. Fossano itself is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre with the Castello dei Principi d'Acaja and arcaded streets. Within this radius the area is known above all for mixed agriculture and for being a service centre between the Cuneo plain and the first hills.