Villa unifamiliare in Francavilla Fontana
Terreno con Fabbricato Collabente (Cat. F/2) ed Uliveto tra Francavilla Fontana e Grottaglie Tra Francavilla Fontana e Grottaglie, proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato collabente (categoria catastale F/2) interamente da ristrutturare. La proprietà si sviluppa su un terreno di pertinenza di circa 2.000 mq, impreziosito…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €13,000 price covers a 20 m² F/2 collabente ruin that is entirely to be restored, not a currently habitable home; the effective cost is roughly €1,350/m² before accounting for the 2,000 m² olive-grove land. Converting and rebuilding this type of property may require significant planning and construction approvals, so it is not a sound ready-to-live-in purchase.
More on the house and the area
The property offers a quiet Puglian countryside setting with approximately 2,000 sqm of land and olive trees, but the building itself is a very basic, deteriorated shell. It is a land-and-rebuild project rather than a real, livable home, despite the exceptionally low price.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €12,000
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.
- Uninhabitable F/2 collabente building requiring a full renovation
- No bathroom, kitchen, or usable finished interior is shown
- Utilities, structural condition, access, and renovation permissions need verification
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 49/100This is inland Salento on the Murge threshold, with mostly flat to gently rolling farmland of olive groves and fields. The Canale Reale drainage basin lies nearby, but there is no major river landscape at the town. Torre Guaceto Regional Nature Reserve on the Adriatic coast is roughly within driving distance beyond the 15 km landscape radius, so it does not define the immediate setting. The nearest larger centres are Brindisi and Taranto for full city services, ports and rail links, while Ostuni is the best-known nearby historic town. The wider area is known for olive oil, vineyards and masserie.