Casa indipendente in Via Volto 59
LONGARE: in posizione comoda ai principali servizi del paese, proponiamo in vendita una casa singola terratetto dal grande potenziale. L’immobile si presenta completamente indipendente, circondato da uno scoperto privato recintato che garantisce privacy e possibilità di realizzare un bel giardino o area relax…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €42,000 asking price is very low at €168/m² versus €333/m² locally, but the description only says the house has “great potential” and does not state its condition. Allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation gives an effective cost near €868/m², so the apparent discount may be outweighed by works.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial independent house with a private enclosed garden and a pleasant green hillside setting nearby. However, the interior is very worn and appears uninhabitable without significant renovation, so its appeal is mainly as a low-cost restoration project rather than an immediately livable 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€50,000 – €88,000
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.
- Major renovation is needed: interiors show damp staining, peeling plaster, dirt, and obsolete finishes.
- Windows, doors, plumbing, electrical systems, and possibly the roof should be inspected and likely upgraded.
- No notable scenic view is shown; the house is close to a road and neighboring structures.
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 55/100The cluster is inside the built-up area of Vicenza, so the immediate setting is urban fabric in the central Veneto plain. The Bacchiglione runs through the city. Vicenza is a provincial capital with Palladian monuments and the Teatro Olimpico, and the city is part of the UNESCO listing City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. The Berici Hills rise just south of the city and are the main nearby relief within the local 15 km landscape. The area is known for Palladian architecture and for goldsmithing.