Casa indipendente
DELEBIO: Centro storico- Si propone in vendita una casa indipendente degli anni '60, sui 3 lati e suddivisa su 3 livelli più porzione di rustico antistante. € 60.000.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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145 m² townhouse listed at €60,000 but estimated renovation ~€700/m² (~€101,500) brings the effective price to €161,500 or about €1,115/m², far above the Lombardia baseline of €407/m². Property is a 1960s house in the historic centre with 19 photos but the listing gives no bathroom details, so this reads as an expensive renovation project rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Solid three-storey town house in the centro storico with original character (stone and timber elements, narrow cobbled setting and a small balcony) and a distant mountain view. The main building is roofed and floored so it's a realistic renovation project rather than a ruin — a true bargain for someone ready to update bathrooms, kitchen and services.
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€29,000 – €51,000
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.
- Needs full renovation/update: bathrooms, kitchen, finishes and building systems.
- Small attached rustic portion is partly open and looks structurally poor — may need rebuilding or consolidation.
- No private garden and limited outdoor/parking space; located on a tight cobbled square.
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 72/100The cluster is on the floor and lower side of the Valtellina, with the Lepontine Alps and the lower side valleys immediately around it. The Adda runs through the valley nearby. Lake Como begins a short distance to the southwest at the head of the lake around Colico. The Orobie Valtellinesi Regional Park lies to the southeast on the opposite side of the valley, with extensive alpine terrain inside daily view from this part of Valtellina. The nearest town of size is Morbegno, which has a substantial historic centre, rail links and the main services for the lower valley. This stretch of Valtellina is known for terraced vineyards, chestnut slopes and stone villages on the mountain side.