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A Cunico, proponiamo in vendita terratetto indipendente disposto su due livelli, con giardino privato e ampi spazi da personalizzare. Al piano terra l'immobile è composto da una piacevole zona giorno living, un primo bagno, due locali di sgombero, ideali come deposito, lavanderia o spazi accessori, e un comodo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €49,000 asking price is attractive at €209/m², but renovating 235 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €909/m², far above the €350/m² local comparison level. The listing confirms the house is in original condition and needs substantial work; it does not state the energy class.
More on the house and the area
A substantial 235 m² townhouse with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, terrace, private garden and cellar at a very low asking price. It is a real, furnished home rather than a ruin, but the current interiors and exterior need meaningful updating before it feels beautiful or fully comfortable.
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€47,000 – €83,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The property is explicitly in original condition and needs renovation, with visible damp/peeling finishes and dated interiors.
- The polished modern interior images appear promotional/staged and do not represent the current condition shown in the listing photos.
- No notable landscape view is visible; the appeal is mainly the generous size, private garden and village setting.
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 68/100This is the Monferrato hill country, with cultivated ridges, small valleys, vineyards and scattered hamlets. The area lies in the wider Monferrato wine landscape, and parts of Monferrato are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape site of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. Asti is the nearest city of size, with a cathedral, historic centre and rail connections. The area is known for wine, especially Barbera and related Monferrato production, along with mixed farming.