Casa indipendente
Sinalunga - Bettolle A pochi minuti dal centro abitato di Bettolle si propone in vendita una bella casa colonica di circa 160 mq. composta da due unità immobiliari con entrate indipendenti. Il primo appartamento, al piano terra, è composto da ingresso, soggiorno/pranzo con cucinotto, due camere da letto, un bagno con finestra e due ripostigli. Completano la proprietà due spaziose...
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €250,000 = €1,250/m2; assuming habitable-level works (~€200/m2 = €40,000) yields an effective €290,000 → ≈€1,450/m2 versus regional median €693/m2, so materially above local baseline. The listing gives no condition and text mentions ~160 m² while the facts list 200 m² (contradiction).
More on the house and the area
Attractive brick Tuscan country house with intact roof, balcony, roomy gravel courtyard and garden/olive area — a real two-unit home that looks immediately habitable with light refreshing. Ancillary buildings are worn and the listing shows no indoor photos, so expect some external/outbuilding work and to confirm interior condition and services.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- No interior photos — condition of rooms, bathrooms and finishes unclear.
- Outbuildings and covered sheds appear rough and will need repair.
- Verify utilities/heating and cadastral/title details before committing.
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 61/100This is hill country between the Val di Chiana and the Crete Senesi, with cultivated slopes, olive groves and fields around scattered hamlets. The nearest named landscape feature within reach is the Val di Chiana plain immediately east of Sinalunga. Montepulciano and Torrita di Siena are the nearest historic centres of size in the area, with services and intact old towns on hilltops. Siena is the nearest larger city for higher-order services. This part of southern Tuscany is known for cereal farming, olive oil and wine-growing.