Casa tre camere con annesso e cantina
Casa su due piani e seminterrato nel centro storico di Mombercelli. Al piano terreno: cucina e soggiorno. Al piano primo: tre camere, bagno e balcone. Cantina con infernotto nel tufo. Nel cortile: locali annessi (ex stalla e fienile) in pessimo stato conservativo. La casa si sviluppa su due piani e un seminterrato, in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €48,000 asking price looks low at €130/m², but renovating 368 m² at about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €748/m², well above the local comparison level of €345/m². The listing does not say how many bathrooms the home has, and the unusually large surface area plus sparse description add uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a large historic-looking townhouse with traditional terracotta roofs, exposed brickwork, balconies, and a private overgrown courtyard. However, much of the property appears neglected or semi-raw, with damaged masonry and unfinished ancillary spaces; it is a substantial renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in Italian home.
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€73,000 – €129,000
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.
- Extensive renovation appears necessary, including the deteriorated rear structures and courtyard buildings.
- No bathrooms are listed, and the photos do not show a finished, usable interior.
- Roof, structural masonry, utilities, and access should be professionally checked before purchase.
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 72/100This is vineyard hill country of the Monferrato and the Belbo-Tanaro uplands, with a dense pattern of ridges, small valleys, farmhouses and wine villages. The Belbo valley is nearby, and the Tanaro runs farther west toward Asti and Alessandria. The nearest larger town is Asti, with full services, rail links and a substantial historic centre. Nizza Monferrato is close by and is one of the market towns of this wine area. This part of Astigiano is known for Barbera d'Asti vineyards and wine production, and for mixed vine-and-hazel countryside typical of southern Piemonte. The vineyard landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato have UNESCO status, and this area falls within the wider Monferrato wine landscape.