Rustico/casale in Casa Pallaroni di Vicobarone
Fabbricato Rurale in ampia corte costituito due unità abitative, un porticato, due cantine, un area cortilizia ed un terreno libero edificabile. La costruzione risalente agli iniziale secolo scorso è completamente da ristrutturare. Date le dimensioni e la conformazione, contando su due unità abitative distinte, il…
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Asking €75,000 for 400 m² but described as “completamente da ristrutturare”; I estimate €1,100/m² to restore (total effective ≈ €515k) → ≈ €1,288/m², about 3.8× the regional median of €338/m², so the renovation cost dominates and makes this an overpriced project despite the low purchase price.
More on the house and the area
A large, characterful rural townhouse/farm complex with a private courtyard, outbuildings and buildable land — good bones and original features remain. It’s a real renovation project rather than a move-in house, but with budget and permits it’s well suited to a B&B conversion or a roomy family home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€158,000 – €234,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated — full interior refit, bathrooms and systems required
- Upper open barn/portico and some openings are exposed; likely localised structural or roof repairs
- Only one bath shown on plans; verify utilities and habitable certifications
- Check permissions/limits for the advertised buildable land and B&B use
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 58/100This is in the Val Tidone hill country at the edge of the first Ligurian Apennine ridges, with cultivated slopes, vineyards and small wooded valleys. The Tidone valley is the main local landscape feature. Pianello Val Tidone is the nearest small centre of note, and larger services are in the Piacenza direction. The area is known for wine production, especially Gutturnio and other Colli Piacentini wines.