Strada Caranzano, 40, Cassine
Strada Caranzano, 40, Cassine. Habitable, autonomo heating.
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €228/m², the asking price looks low, but allowing about €200/m² for a habitable 381 m² home brings the effective cost to roughly €428/m², above the local €345/m² benchmark. The listing is very sparse, with no bathroom information and only five photos, so the true condition and usability of this unusually large property are unclear.
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The renovated interior is bright, comfortable, and appears genuinely move-in ready, with a modern kitchen, attractive bathroom, good flooring, and heating. However, the surrounding apartment-block setting is ordinary and lacks the Italian character, land, or views that create a strong dream-home effect; the unusually low price per square metre is the main attraction.
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€25,000 – €43,000
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 gallery shows a polished, usable modern interior, but the exterior is a dense and visually ordinary urban setting.
- Listing facts are inconsistent: 381 sqm and five rooms are not clearly supported by the five photos, while the bathroom count is listed as zero despite a finished bathroom photo.
- No private garden, terrace, distinctive historic character, or meaningful view is evident.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Alto Monferrato hills, with vine-covered ridges and mixed farmland. The Bormida valley is nearby. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size, with thermal baths and a substantial historic centre. This part of Piemonte is known for wine, especially Dolcetto d’Acqui, and for rolling vineyard landscapes.