Rustico/casale in Via Roma
Nel caratteristico borgo di Mulazzo, a pochi passi dalla suggestiva Piazza Dante Alighieri, nel cuore di uno dei Borghi più belli d'Italia, proponiamo in vendita Casa Terratetto di circa 166 mq commerciali, disposta su tre livelli, con Giardino privato, ampie Terrazze panoramiche e spaziosi locali ad uso Cantina. La proprietà gode di una piacevole posizione panoramica e di una...
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 168 m² the asking price is €595/m²; assuming light works (~€200/m²) gives an effective ≈€795/m², well above the regional benchmark of €500/m², so this looks overpriced. The listing omits the property's condition and year of build (positive: many photos and central borgo location).
More on the house and the area
A charming hilltop borgo house with dramatic panoramic terraces, private garden and intact stone walls — the views over the valley and mountains are the standout feature. Interiors are finished and habitable (radiators, doors, tiled floors), so this feels like a real move-in-or-light-refresh home rather than a ruin, making it a strong-value buy for 100k.
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 – €19,000
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.
- Only one full bathroom shown
- Exterior stone outbuilding/ancillary spaces need renovation
- Likely narrow village access / limited parking typical of hilltop borgo
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 area is in the Lunigiana, between the northern Tuscan Apennines and the Apuan Alps. The Magra valley runs through this part of the province. The Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park lies to the east, with the nearest access around the Pontremoli and Zeri side rather than directly in the village. Pontremoli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections on the Parma–La Spezia line. This part of Lunigiana is known for stone villages, chestnut country and the network of medieval settlements and castles spread across the Magra valley and its side valleys.