Rustico/casale
Se sogni una casa su misura, circondata dal verde con una totale privacy e della tranquillità, questa è l'opportunità che stavi aspettando: vendesi splendido fabbricato da ultimare internamente, situato in una posizione strategica e suggestiva. La strada provinciale si trova a pochissima distanza, garantendo un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €550/m² before works, this 180 m² farmhouse already costs well above the local €315/m² benchmark; completing the interior could bring the effective cost to roughly €1,250/m². The solid structure and private green setting are positives, but the listing does not state legal dwelling status, utilities, or the full renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic stone farmhouse with handsome shutters, arched masonry details, wooded hills, vineyard planting, and strong privacy. However, the interior is an unfinished renovation shell rather than a move-in home, so significant work is needed before it can realistically be lived in.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
- Interior is unfinished, with bare concrete floors and incomplete services.
- No finished kitchen or clearly usable bathrooms are shown.
- The garden and access paths appear overgrown and may require substantial maintenance.
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 is in the first Apennine hills between Faenza and the Tuscan-Romagnol ridge. Brisighella sits in the Lamone valley, with gypsum and marl badlands around the town and the low limestone-hill landscape of the Vena del Gesso Romagnola nearby. Part of the area falls in the Parco regionale della Vena del Gesso Romagnola. Faenza is the nearest larger town and has full services, rail links and the well-known ceramics tradition. Brisighella is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia and is known for olive oil, plaster and the medieval hilltop fortifications above the historic centre.