Appartamento al piano terra con giardino
In zona residenziale a Martano, su strada di facile accesso, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento al piano terra con ingresso indipendente, in stabile composto da sole due unità abitative. L'abitazione, da ristrutturare, presenta due accessi in quanto si pone in posizione angolare e ogni stanza è dotata di finestre e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing asks for full renovation (estimated €700/m² → renovation ≈ €84,000). Effective price ≈ €169,000 total or €1,408/m², nearly double the local median €709/m², so this is overpriced despite the private garden, two storerooms and 23 photos.
More on the house and the area
A solid, roofed ground-floor townhouse with charming original floor tiles, high ceilings and a private walled courtyard full of banana and fruit trees — great southern garden feel. The layout is liveable (kitchen and bath present) but the interior needs renovation and damp repairs; at €85k this is a real bargain for someone wanting a characterful, ready-to-improve home near the coast.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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 cosmetic renovation (plastering, paint, kitchen and bathroom updates).
- Signs of rising damp/peeling plaster on several walls — check humidity/structural waterproofing.
- Only one bathroom and ground-floor unit (consider privacy/street noise).
- Energy performance not listed — expect to upgrade heating/insulation/doors/windows.
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 53/100The area lies on the Salento plain in the Grecia Salentina zone, with olive groves and flat to gently undulating farmland. The Adriatic coast is reached at Torre dell'Orso and Otranto beyond the 15 km radius, so it does not define the immediate landscape. Maglie is the nearest larger town and has the main local services and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for the area. Corigliano d'Otranto is known for Griko culture and for its historic centre and castle.