Rustico/casale in Via della Repubblica 17
Incisa scapaccino - via repubblica - proponiamo in vendita casa ristrutturata nell'anno 2008, indipendente su tre lati con ampio cortile e giardino privati. al piano terreno: due locali magazzino, cucina, sala con camino, saletta e terrazza; al piano primo: cucina, due camere, bagno ed ex-fienile. Ottimo contesto di…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €363/m², the asking price is already about 39% above the local €261/m² benchmark, and allowing roughly €200/m² for updates puts the effective cost near €563/m². The house was renovated in 2008 and has a large garden in the Langhe-Monferrato UNESCO area, but its F energy rating, single bathroom, and storage/ex-farm-barn spaces limit the value premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, usable Piedmont farmhouse with a renovated, furnished interior, working kitchen, bathroom, fireplace, private garden, courtyard and parking. The church-on-the-hill and rolling landscape views add genuine Italian character, while the exposed brick and traditional shutters give it charm. It is not a polished dream home—the exterior and some ancillary spaces need work—but €98,000 for this scale, land and livability is compelling.
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€18,000 – €30,000
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.
- The farmhouse is livable inside, but exterior plaster is peeling and the attached brick outbuildings look unfinished or utilitarian.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed for a very large 270 sqm, 8-bedroom property.
- The garden is attractive but currently basic and would need landscaping to become the promised pool or relaxation area.
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 66/100This is the Alto Monferrato hill country, with vine-covered ridges, small woods and mixed farmland around the Belbo valley. Nizza Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services and a substantial historic centre, and Asti is the larger city used for higher-order services and rail connections. The wider area is known for Monferrato wines, especially Barbera, and for a landscape of vineyards and hilltop villages; parts of the Monferrato wine landscape in the province are included in the UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, though not every nearby comune falls inside the core site.