Casale/cascina in Località Colombara, 12, Villa Minozzo,
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €25,000 for 180 m² but listed as “needs renovation”: estimated works €700/m² → total ≈ €151,000 (≈€839/m²) which is far above the regional median of €290/m². The low asking price reflects a heavy renovation burden in a mountain hamlet (44 km from the sea), so total cost-to-buy makes this an overpriced project.
More on the house and the area
Pretty stone casale in a quiet borgo with original beams, exposed stone walls and a sunny private garden — the exterior and historic character are very appealing. The building is roofed and structurally intact in photos but the interior needs thorough renovation, so this is a strong bargain for someone ready to restore rather than a move-in-ready home.
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.
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.
- Requires full renovation — visible damp, peeling plaster and some damaged floors/ceilings.
- Likely needs new plumbing, electrics and heating; only one bathroom shown.
- Parking is on the village street and the garden is small (150 m²) and sloping.
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 74/100The northern Apennines are the immediate setting here, with Monte Cusna and the ridge of the Reggiano Apennine within the local area. The Secchia has its upper valley in this zone, and the Ospitale stream valley is one of the inhabited side valleys around the town. Part of the area falls within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio on the slopes of Monte Cusna, a short drive from the main settlements of the municipality. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest town of some size, with shops, schools and services; the Pietra di Bismantova is there, just outside the 15 km radius, so it matters more as an excursion than as the immediate landscape. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods and small stone villages of the high Reggio Apennines.