Casa con corte esclusica
Colfelice (FR), Via Villafelice, a pochi passi dalla piazza principale del paese e da tutti i principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita particolarissima CASA d' epoca, con ingresso indipendente, su 2 livelli per un totale di mq 150 circa, composta da Piano Terra: ingresso, sala, cucina abitabile con camino e bagno;…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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The €64,000 asking price is attractive at €427/m², but renovation could add about €700/m², bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,127/m² versus a local benchmark of €595/m². Its central position, independent access, fireplace, panoramic balcony and 47 photos are positives, but the required works make the overall deal weak.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful historic townhouse with a textured stone façade, elegant wrought-iron details, arched interiors, a fireplace, and a village-and-hills setting. It is a real, roofed and usable home rather than a shell, but the dated finishes, damp-looking areas, and rough courtyard mean meaningful renovation is needed.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Clearly dated interiors with an old kitchen and visible ceiling/wall moisture staining.
- The private courtyard and outbuildings look neglected and will need cleanup or restoration.
- No bedroom photos are shown, so their condition is not fully verifiable.
- Verify roof, utilities, heating, and the legal status of the annexes.
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 54/100The cluster sits in the middle Liri valley, with low ridges and cultivated hills around it and the Monti Ausoni and Ernici not far off on the wider horizon. The Liri River runs through this part of the province, shaping the valley floor used for roads, rail and farming. Arce, Ceprano and Sora are the nearest larger centres for daily services, and Frosinone is the provincial city farther west. This part of southern Lazio is known for olive groves, small hill villages and the corridor between the inland valleys and the Tyrrhenian side.