Trilocale in Via Fontana 8
BELFORTE 9.000, 00 TRILOCALE CON CANTINA Nel centro del paese alloggio al secondo piano di una palazzina di due piani composto da cucina, due camere e bagno in comune. Possibilità di realizzare il bagno all 'interno dell'abitazione. Ampia cantina al piano terra. Nessuna spesa di amministrazione. Visto anche il prezzo,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €9,000 asking price is exceptionally low (€164/m²), but the apartment currently relies on a shared bathroom and needs substantial work, including creating an internal bathroom. With estimated renovation costs of about €900/m², the effective cost is roughly €1,064/m² versus a local reference of €664/m², so the apparent bargain largely disappears.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest, centrally located village apartment with traditional shutters, tiled floors, and a fully furnished kitchen and bedrooms. It appears roofed and usable rather than a ruin, but the dated condition, lack of an internal bathroom, and absence of a notable view, garden, or standout historic features keep the wow factor low.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €20,000
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 apartment currently relies on a shared bathroom; creating a private bathroom would require work.
- Interiors are very dated and need refurbishment, with visible wall cracks and aging finishes.
- Energy class G and the narrow village access may affect comfort and practicality.
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 68/100The cluster is in the lower hills between the Ligurian Apennines and the Alto Monferrato. The Stura di Ovada valley runs through the area and the Orba valley is close by. The Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Natural Park lies just south of Ovada, with wooded ridges, reservoirs and hiking country in the Apennine uplands. The nearest ski slopes are the small lifts at Pian del Poggio or the Ligurian Apennine stations farther south, all roughly around 1 to 1.5 hours by road and not part of the immediate landscape. Ovada is the nearest town of size, with a railway station, shops and services, and it is known for Dolcetto di Ovada wine country in the surrounding hills. Acqui Terme and the Genoa side of the Apennines are reachable for daily life but lie outside the immediate radius.