Casa indipendente in Via San Vito 165
Nel cuore di Lequile, proponiamo in vendita un’interessante abitazione indipendente al piano terra, una proprietà dalle dimensioni generose e dalle molteplici possibilità di personalizzazione. L’immobile si compone di un ingresso con soggiorno, un corridoio che conduce a tre camere da letto, una sala da pranzo, una…
What it really costs
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The €60,000 asking price is attractive at €375/m², but the condition is unspecified and the description emphasizes personalization; allowing roughly €500/m² renovation brings the effective cost to about €875/m² versus the €678/m² Puglia baseline. Lequile is 16 km from the sea, with no strong location premium.
More on the house and the area
A generous Puglian town house with attractive vaulted ceilings, traditional doors, tiled floors, and a spacious layout. It appears to be a real, roofed and usable home rather than a shell, but it is dated, sparsely furnished, and needs cosmetic work plus repairs to visible ceiling/plaster damage; there is no standout view or major outdoor setting shown.
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.
- The home appears sound and usable, but dated and largely unfurnished.
- Visible peeling plaster and moisture-related damage around the vaulted ceiling/window need investigation.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 160 sqm, six-bedroom property.
- The gallery does not clearly show the kitchen or terrace/garden.
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 52/100This is the Salento plain, with flat agricultural land dominated by olive groves, vineyards and fields. Lecce is the nearest city and has a large Baroque historic centre, major services and a university. The Ionian coast around Porto Cesareo is the nearest stretch of sea, and the Adriatic coast east of Lecce is also reachable, but neither lies within the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for Salento agriculture and for the Baroque architecture of Lecce.