Casa bifamiliare in Piazza Patrioti
MILANESI GEOM. STEFANO SERVIZI IMMOBILIARI - UFFICIO VENDITE VIA MANFREDI 77/A PIACENZA (PC) CORTEMAGGIORE CENTRO A pochi passi dalla piazza, porzione di casa cielo-terra con zona giorno e bagno al piano terra; al primo piano tre camere da letto e ulteriore stanza senza finestra da adibire a bagno o cabina armadio. Cortile privato sul retro con fabbricato ad...
What it really costs
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At €469/m², the asking price is only 5% below the Emilia-Romagna townhouse baseline of €492/m², so it is not a clear bargain. The condition is unspecified and the description is truncated, warranting a moderate renovation allowance of about €500/m² despite the central location, private courtyard, and 15 photos.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine historic townhouse with attractive exposed timber ceilings, traditional tiled floors, wooden details, and a private rear courtyard. It is a solid, roofed multi-room home rather than a ruin, but the stripped kitchen, damaged plaster, damp signs, and unfinished utility spaces make it a renovation project before comfortable full-time living.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including replastering and repairing damp-damaged walls.
- The kitchen is stripped out and the bathroom is not clearly shown as finished or usable.
- The overgrown courtyard and rear outbuildings need clearing and likely repair.
- Cracks and staining should be checked structurally before purchase.
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 31/100This is the lower Po plain around the Arda and Ongina area, with flat agricultural land, irrigation channels and dispersed farm buildings. The nearest town of size is Piacenza, which has a full set of services and a historic centre.