Villa unifamiliare in Quistello
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di casa colonica dislocata su tre piani fuori terra nonché fabbricato rurale composto da cinque corpi di fabbrica, il tutto facente parte di un più amplio complesso agricolo, oltre a fabbricato rurale collabente e cinque terreni agricoli - Via Argine Secchia…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction for a farmhouse in a larger agricultural complex that includes a collapsed rural building and five agricultural plots — high legal/documentation risk. Listed €39,536 (€119/m²) vs regional baseline €425/m²; condition listed as habitable so I estimate ~€200/m² renovation.
More on the house and the area
A large rural casa colonica with attractive wooden roof structure, columns and lots of renovation potential set in green agricultural land. Structurally the roof and beams look sound, but the interiors are raw agricultural/garage spaces with no fittings — a proper conversion project rather than a move-in home.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Interior is largely raw/ barn-like — no visible bathrooms or finished living spaces
- Will require substantial conversion/renovation despite intact roofs and beams
- Property sold at auction: verify title, permits and any collapse/collabente issues before bidding
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.