Villetta a schiera in podenzana s.n.c., Podenzana
Immersa in una zona tranquilla e riservata, questa bifamiliare con ingressi indipendenti rappresenta la combinazione perfetta tra comfort, funzionalità e fascino autentico. Salendo al primo piano, si viene accolti da una meravigliosa veranda che diventa subito il cuore pulsante dell’abitazione: uno spazio luminoso e…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listing- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
List price €78,000 (€473/m2) but estimated renovation €33,000 (€200/m2) brings effective price to €111,000 (≈€673/m2), well above the regional median €531/m2; also this has been on market 336 days. The ad gives no condition or energy data, so I treated it as habitable with modest updating required.
More on the house and the area
A bright, move-in-ready house focused around a gorgeous enclosed veranda with wide valley (and distant sea) views. Interiors are well finished — tiled floors, exposed beams and good-sized bedrooms — so this feels like a usable home, not a project. At €78k for 165 m² it represents strong value for a panoramic Tuscan property.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Semi-detached (bifamiliare) — confirm private vs shared areas and access.
- Enclosed glazed veranda is lovely but check insulation/frames for winter comfort.
- Limited evidence of private garden/parking in the photos — confirm outside space and 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 70/100The cluster is in the lower Lunigiana, between the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the Apuan Alps. The Magra river runs through Aulla and shapes the valley floor. The Apuan Alps Regional Park lies nearby to the southwest, and the mountain landscape around Equi Terme and the inner Lunigiana valleys is within the local radius. The nearest substantial town is La Spezia, which provides major rail links, port services and the wider range of shops and hospitals for the area. Pontremoli and much of Lunigiana are known for stone villages, castles and the historic Via Francigena route.