Rustico/casale in Piazzetta Confraria
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €312/m², the €25,000 asking price is about 37% below the local €496/m² benchmark, and the historic-center location adds appeal. However, the farmhouse is only partially renovated; allowing roughly €700/m² puts the effective project cost near €81,000, making it a good but not exceptional deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable mountain village home with a superb balcony view toward the church, valley, and Ligurian Alps. The interiors are functional and furnished, with a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, tiled floors, and heating, though the overall finish is basic rather than polished. At €25,000, the combination of usable space, terrace, and dramatic setting is highly compelling.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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 property is described as partially renovated, so some finishing or modernization may still be needed.
- The covered terrace and roof structure show visible wear and should be inspected carefully.
- The gallery does not clearly show the bathroom, utilities, or all roof areas.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the upper Arroscia valley in the Ligurian Alps, with wooded slopes and mountain ridges immediately around it. The Arroscia river runs through this inland valley system. The Ligurian Alps Regional Park lies nearby around Monte Saccarello and the Nava area. The nearest ski area is Monesi, roughly a 35–45 minute drive depending on the exact hamlet and road conditions. Pieve di Teco is the nearest small centre with everyday shops and services, and Imperia on the coast is the nearest larger town with a fuller range of services. This part of western Liguria is known for mountain villages, olive cultivation lower down the valley, and road access toward Colle di Nava and the French border valleys.