Rustico in antica cascina - Monguzzo
In una suggestiva e caratteristica cascina di antica costruzione, immersa nella tranquillità della località Bindella, nel comune di Monguzzo, proponiamo in vendita un rustico completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una casa dal fascino autentico o un investimento di valore. Le generose…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 (€264/m²), the 227 m² farmhouse is explicitly completely to restore; using €1,100/m² renovation costs gives an effective cost of about €1,364/m², far above the Lombardia farmhouse baseline of €380/m². The rural location and limited photos add uncertainty, with no details confirming bathrooms, utilities, or residential compliance.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial historic Lombard farmhouse with attractive exposed stone, traditional roof tiles, balconies, and a generous grassy setting. However, the property is clearly a raw renovation project, with severely deteriorated roof structures and no evidence of usable interiors, so it is more a restoration opportunity than a home someone 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€90,000 – €133,000
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.
- Completely renovation-dependent rustico with visibly damaged or collapsed roof sections.
- No bathrooms, kitchen, or finished living areas are shown; it is not currently habitable.
- Major structural, utility, and permitting costs should be expected despite the large 227 sqm footprint.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Brianza-Comasco lake-and-hill belt, with the Prealps rising to the north. Lake Pusiano lies within the area, and Lake Alserio is also nearby. The Lambro basin shapes the local low hills, woods and settled valleys. The area falls inside the Parco Regionale della Valle del Lambro, and the lakes and wetlands around Alserio and Pusiano are part of the protected system of the northern Brianza lakes. Como is the nearest city of size, with rail services, a walled historic centre and the south-western branch of Lake Como beyond the 15 km radius. The area is known for its small lakes, wooded moraine hills and heavily settled Brianza landscape.