Abitazione / collabente - Finale Emilia - mo
VENDESI ABITAZIONE COLLABENTE (l'unità collabente è un immobile o una sua porzione in condizioni di degrado tali da non poter essere abitabile) Composta da abitazione 160 mq su 2 piani Vecchio fienile su 2 piani Altro piccolo immobile La proprietà comprende un terreno adiacente uso giardino di circa 2.000 mq con pozzo…
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
The listing explicitly describes an “abitazione collabente,” in such severe degradation that it cannot currently be inhabited, with 260 m² requiring major restoration. The €68,000 asking price (€262/m²) is therefore misleading without substantial reconstruction costs and legal habitability checks.
More on the house and the area
The old farmhouse and tiled-roof remnants have rustic historic character, while the surrounding 2,000 sqm of greenery and open farmland offer some lifestyle potential. However, the buildings are heavily overgrown and structurally ruined, with collapsed roofs and no usable living spaces, so this is a major rebuild rather than a home someone could realistically 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€103,000 – €152,000
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.
- The listing explicitly classifies the property as an uninhabitable collabente.
- Several roofs and structural sections have collapsed; this is a full reconstruction project, not a livable farmhouse.
- No bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms, or utilities are shown or listed.
- The property sits directly beside a busy road and active agricultural fields.
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 38/100The area around Cento is the flat Po plain, with fields, drainage canals and scattered settlements. The Reno river runs nearby, and this part of the province is shaped more by reclaimed agricultural land than by relief. Ferrara is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Bologna is also a practical reference point for daily life. The area is known for agriculture and for Cento’s link to Guercino and the local Carnival.