Casa singola - Luzzi
Casa singola da ristrutturare , posizione centrale con spazi interessanti per una famiglia o da mettere a reddito . Ampia metratura, luminosità, indipendenza la casa perfetta per la tua famiglia! Dove: Luzzi (CS) Importo: 45.000€ Superficie totale: 180 mq Classe energetica: E Una casa spaziosa e versatile,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
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Price €45,000 plus estimated renovation €700/m² (180 m² → €126,000) gives an effective cost of €171,000 or ~€950/m² versus the regional median €255/m², so it is clearly overpriced once full refurbishment is included. The listing text claims an energy class but our record lacks it, a contradictory data point that lowers confidence.
More on the house and the area
A large, traditional corner townhouse (180 m²) in a small Calabrian village with original details and good light from multiple balconies. The building is structurally presentable but cosmetically tired — needs a full renovation (bathroom, plaster, damp repair and balcony work) so it’s a realistic project-home with strong value at €45k.
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.
- Full renovation required: plaster, finishes, bathroom and some ceilings need work
- Visible damp/staining and cracks in walls/ceilings—investigation/repairs recommended
- Concrete spalling on balconies — structural/repair costs likely
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 52/100The area sits in the Crati valley with cultivated hills and low ridges inland from the Tyrrhenian coast. The Crati river basin shapes the local landscape around Montalto Uffugo and the larger urban services are in Cosenza-Rende, which has hospitals, universities, major retail and rail connections. The Sila mountains rise farther east and are a visible regional backdrop from parts of the valley, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of Calabria is known for mixed farmland, olive groves and hill villages rather than for a single protected or nationally distinctive feature within the immediate area.