Monteforte - brognoligo
In vendita a Monteforte d'Alpone, nella tranquilla zona di Brognoligo, proponiamo un terratetto da rimodernare/ristrutturare. Questa proprietà, di 155 mq sviluppata su tre livelli offre un'ottima opportunità per chi cerca un'abitazione spaziosa e funzionale. L'immobile è composto da sei vani, tra cui due camere da…
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 €376/m², the €59,000 asking price is below the €405/m² baseline, but the 157 m² townhouse needs renovation and has no heating. Estimated all-in cost is about €184,600 (€1,176/m²), far above the baseline, making this a weak deal despite the low entry price.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, traditional three-level townhouse with a pleasant ochre facade, antique furnishings, a striking stone fireplace, original-style shutters, and generous natural light. It is a real house with floors, bathroom, bedrooms, heating infrastructure, and a usable kitchen/dining area, but the interiors are dated and visibly affected by damp and peeling plaster, so it is a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready 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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €55,000
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.
- Needs substantial renovation, with widespread peeling plaster and damp-looking walls.
- Heating is currently absent and will need to be installed.
- The lower level appears basic and improvised, with steep open stairs and limited finish.
- No notable view, private garden, or terrace is shown.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the eastern Veronese hills at the edge of the Alpone valley, in a landscape of vineyards and low volcanic ridges that belongs to the Soave wine area. The Alpone stream runs through the valley. The nearest substantial town is Verona, with a full city of services, rail links and the historic centre. Soave is nearby and is known for its walled medieval centre and castle, and the area is known for Soave DOC vineyards.