Stabile o palazzo in Pieve del Cairo
Stabile o palazzo in Pieve del Cairo
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €11,000 asking price is only €175/m², but the listing does not say whether the property is habitable and gives no bathroom or condition details. Allowing about €1,100/m² for a major renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €1,275/m², far above the local €187/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished and apparently usable home rather than a ruin, with a functional bathroom, living room, bedroom, balconies, and heating visible. However, the building and interiors are quite ordinary and dated, with no proven scenic view or standout Italian character; the exceptionally low price is the main attraction.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €37,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- No compelling view or distinctive historic character is visible in the photos.
- The listing facts are incomplete, including bathrooms, energy class, and exact property configuration.
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 31/100This is flat alluvial country at the confluence area of the Po and Tanaro rivers, with fields, embankments, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings as the main landscape within 15 km. Alessandria is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for river plain agriculture.