Rustico/casale
Rif. 98SA Borgo Veneto: situato a pochi passi dal paese di Montagnana, in zona tranquilla, si propone in vendita un rustico completamente da ristrutturare libero su quattro lati. La proprietà è caratterizzata da due immobili affiancati tra loro che per caratteristiche e metrature consentono di ipotizzare diversi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €56,000 asking price looks cheap, but a completely renovation-required 125 m² farmhouse implies an effective cost of about €1,548/m², far above the local €310/m² benchmark. The listing presents development potential but does not say whether utilities, permits, or residential habitability are in place.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful Veneto farmhouse with traditional terracotta roofing, exposed brick, shutters, outbuildings, and generous surrounding land. However, the property is explicitly a complete renovation project and appears uninhabitable as shown, so its appeal is mainly future potential rather than a home you could move into.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €73,000
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.
- Completely renovation-required rustic with no confirmed bathrooms, kitchen, or usable living spaces.
- Visible masonry deterioration and weathered finishes may indicate substantial structural and systems work.
- No interior photos, utilities information, or clear confirmation of roof 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 58/100This is the southern Padova plain between the Euganean Hills to the northwest and the Adige plain to the south, with flat agricultural land of fields, drainage canals and scattered villages. The Colli Euganei are the main named landscape feature in the area, starting roughly within this radius, with isolated volcanic hills, woodland and vineyard zones around places such as Arquà Petrarca, Monselice and Este. The nearest town of size is Monselice, which has a walled hilltop core and rail services; Este has a historic centre and the Carrarese castle. Arquà Petrarca is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The wider area is known for farming and for the wine and olive cultivation linked to the Euganean Hills.