Casa colonica in Limatola
RIF. 253D : -Limatola- a pochi passi dal centro del paese e inserita in un contesto abitato e tranquillo, proponiamo in vendita un'ampia proprietà su due livelli con giardino, ideale sia come abitazione unifamiliare sia come soluzione bifamiliare grazie al doppio ingresso, uno dalla stadra preincipale e l'altro dalla…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 193 sqm, the ask is just €415/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' allowance of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is ~€1,115/sqm. That is still attractive for a large 2-level farmhouse with garden, double entrance and panoramic terrace in a built-up area near the town center, and the listing has solid detail and 18 photos with no concrete legal/use red flags.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, genuinely usable house rather than a ruin: it has floors, bathrooms, kitchens and multiple bedrooms, so the bones of a liveable home are here. But the visual wow is modest, with a plain 1960s exterior and tired interiors showing damp and neglect. The garden and balcony add some lifestyle potential, and at this price the size feels compelling, but it needs real updating before it becomes dream-home material.
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€38,000 – €68,000
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 clear renovation throughout, with visible damp, peeling plaster and dated finishes
- Exterior is plain and tired rather than characterful
- Garden/courtyard areas are overgrown and need reclaiming
- "Panoramic" aspect is not strongly shown in the photos
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 57/100The cluster lies in the middle Volturno valley, with cultivated hills and the river plain around Caiazzo. The Volturno runs nearby. The nearest larger town is Caserta, which has full services and the Royal Palace of Caserta, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This part of inland Caserta is known for mixed farming, olive groves and mozzarella di bufala production in the wider plain.