Rustico/casale in Borgo Angeli 31
Malalbergo: Nel comune di Malalbergo è disponibile una porzione di fabbricato. Attualmente locata, questa soluzione abitativa rappresenta un'opportunità interessante per chi desidera investire in una proprietà con un rendimento stimato del 6% lordo annuo. Situato al piano primo facilmente accessibile a tutti grazie…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Property is currently rented and appears habitable; I estimate €200/m² renovation (80 m² → €16,000) giving an effective price of €105,000 or ≈€1,312/m² versus the regional baseline of €320/m², a large premium. The listing omits condition and energy class, reducing confidence in the advertised state.
More on the house and the area
Clean, move-in-ready two-bedroom apartment with a private paved courtyard and sensible layout; solid finishes throughout make it a realistic home. Priced attractively for the area and presented as an income-producing asset (approx. 6% gross), but it’s a modest, ordinary property rather than a scenic or characterful dream house.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Currently rented — purchase may be as an investment with tenant in place
- Small paved courtyard only (limited outdoor space)
- Interior is practical but plain — no special views or historic character
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 35/100This is the eastern Bolognese plain in the lower Reno valley, with flat agricultural land, drainage canals and scattered villages. The Reno runs nearby, and the area is part of the wider reclaimed plain between Bologna and Ferrara. Ferrara is the nearest major historic city, with a large Renaissance centre and UNESCO status, but it lies outside the immediate landscape. The area is known for arable farming and for the plain-country settlement pattern of the Po Valley fringe.