Villetta a schiera in Vicolo della Latta
COLLINE TRA LANGHIRANO e NEVIANO, precisamente a Riano vendiamo piccola porzione di casa con 430 mq di terreno, soggiorno, cucina, 2 camere, bagno, + fabbricato accessorio ad uso deposito. € 38.000, 00 Casu.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is €409/m² versus a €492/m² Emilia-Romagna townhouse baseline, but assuming €700/m² renovation raises the effective cost to about €1,108/m². The description confirms a dwelling and 430 m² of land, but gives no condition details and the rural location is 61 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable rustic hill-town house with exposed wooden beams, a working-looking fireplace, traditional shutters, a garden, and surrounding wooded hills. The 93 sqm home is furnished and functional rather than a bare shell, but it needs modernization and likely repairs, especially around the dated kitchen and visible cracks. At €38,000 with 430 sqm of land, the combination has strong dream-home and bargain appeal.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €33,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and the kitchen needs refurbishment.
- Visible wall cracking and exterior paint deterioration warrant a structural and moisture inspection.
- Heating, insulation, utilities, and the legal status of the accessory storage building should be verified.
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 63/100The area is in the Parma Apennine foothills, with cultivated hills and wooded ridges rising south toward the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Parma stream valley is the main local corridor. Torrechiara, within a few kilometres, has a large hilltop castle, and the area is known for Prosciutto di Parma production. Parma is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre, rail services and full urban amenities.