Terratetto completamente da ristrutturare
Terratetto completamente da ristrutturare, situato in località Còlfiorito, nel comune di Foligno (PG). L’immobile si sviluppa su due piani fuori terra, tra loro indipendenti, per una superficie complessiva di circa 88 mq. Il piano terra è composto da ingresso, corridoio, due camere e un bagno. Il primo piano,…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Heating
- Bathroom
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Low asking price €15,000 but full renovation estimated at €700/m² (≈€74,900) makes the effective cost ≈€89,900 or ≈€840/m², well above the Umbria median of €503/m²; the listing also contradicts the advertised size (description 88 m² vs facts 107 m²).
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Solid, roofed terraced house with original details (fireplace, shutters and small balcony) and two separate floors offering flexible layouts. The building is clearly habitable as a shell but needs a full renovation, so the very low price is the main appeal and gives good upside after work.
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€21,000 – €37,000
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.
- Complete renovation required (electrical, plumbing, finishes).
- Photos show temporary props and cracks — likely structural/ceiling works needed.
- Roadside location on a narrow lane with no obvious private garden or notable views.
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 55/100There is an internal inconsistency in the FACTS: Foligno is normally the town in Umbria (province of Perugia); the listing places the cluster in Macerata, Marche (coordinates 43.038, 12.895). Treating the cluster as being in inland Macerata province, the surroundings are the Apennine foothills of central Marche: within about 15 km the ground is hilly to low-mountain with mixed woodland and agricultural patches. No major lake or coastline lies inside 15 km. There is no named national park or coastal protection zone immediately adjacent (the Monti Sibillini are in the region but are likely farther than 15 km from these coordinates). The local settlement pattern is small towns and medieval hill villages and scattered hamlets; larger services for the area are found in the province’s towns (for example Camerino/Matelica) and in the provincial capital Macerata, which provide hospitals, train links and regional administrative services. The local economy is rural: small-scale farming, woodland (chestnut/oak) and local artisan activity.