Rustico/casale in Via Monticino
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €773/m² before works, this 88 m² unit is already well above the local €315/m² benchmark, and it is still described as raw internally with no bathroom indicated. Allowing roughly €61,600 for completion brings the effective cost to about €1,473/m²; the historic former convent setting adds character but does not offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric fragment of a 15th-century former convent, with stone walls, timber roofs, landscaped terraces, and a striking historic tower nearby. However, the actual property is still in a raw, storage-like condition with no bathroom and major interior work needed, so it is a beautiful renovation project rather than a ready 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €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.
- Currently an unfinished shell with raw interiors and concrete floors.
- No bathroom is listed, and a full fit-out will be required before living there.
- Access is via numerous steps, with no obvious direct vehicle access.
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 79/100The cluster sits in the first Apennine hills above the Lamone valley. Brisighella is a hill town with a medieval centre, the Rocca Manfrediana and Monticino, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The Vena del Gesso Romagnola, a long gypsum ridge with cliffs, caves and badlands, runs through this area and is included in the Parco regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola; this gypsum landscape is part of the UNESCO listing The Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines. Faenza is the nearest larger town, with full services and rail connections, and the area is known for olive oil, vineyards and spa activity at nearby Riolo Terme.