Renovation & Inspection Budget Calculator
The purchase price is rarely the final cost. This sizes a realistic renovation buffer from the building's age, size and condition — plus the survey spend that catches the expensive surprises before you commit.
Inputs
Condition
Age factor: ×1.35 applied for hidden-cost risk at this build year.
Result
Renovation buffer
€109,350 – €164,025
≈ 36–55% on top of the purchase price
Always budget to the high figure. Works estimates run over far more often than under, and a building abroad is harder to project-manage from afar.
Spend the survey money. A €500-2,500 independent structural survey is the single highest-ROI cost in the whole purchase. It is the difference between a known renovation budget and an open-ended one — damp, subsidence, wiring and roof problems are invisible at a viewing.
What the buffer doesn't include: furnishing, garden/pool works, planning-permission delays, and the cost of managing a renovation remotely (site visits, translation, a local project manager at 8-12% of works). Add these for a fixer-upper.
Indicative EU averages — local labour and material costs vary widely. Not a quote or a survey.
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