Casa indipendente in Via Dallimonti 9
!!Vero affare!! A Masserano (prov. Biella) nella Frazione Dallimonti, un angolo incantevole che si affaccia sulla Pianura Padana e regala alla vista scenari da incorniciare, ad un passo dalla città, è in vendita la palazzina Parini, da ristrutturare, composta da tre piani fuori terra e un piano cantina, oltre a ampia…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the asking price is only €30,000 (€120/m²), the building is explicitly described as needing renovation, implying roughly €275,000 of works and an effective cost near €1,220/m² versus a local reference of €337/m². The listing gives conflicting sizes—250 m² in the facts versus about 400 m² in the description—and does not state the legal or technical status of the proposed apartments, B&B, or agriturismo.
More on the house and the area
A handsome old Piemonte palazzina with colorful façades, traditional shutters and balconies, private garden/parking, and broad views across the Po Valley. At €30,000 it is an eye-catching bargain, but the building requires renovation and currently reads more as a substantial project than a ready-to-live-in home.
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€99,000 – €146,000
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 property is explicitly sold as needing renovation and is not presented as move-in ready.
- No interior photos are provided, so the condition of floors, utilities, kitchens, and bathrooms is unclear.
- Large four-level building may involve substantial renovation, permitting, and ongoing maintenance costs.
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 eastern Biellese, on the first hills between the Cervo and Sesia basins, with the Pennine Alps visible to the north and the lower Serra moraine ridge and rice plain toward Vercelli to the south. The Sessera valley and the Colline Biellesi are within the local landscape, and the Baraggia plateau lies nearby, a heath-and-pasture area unusual in Piedmont. The nearest town of size is Biella, which has full services and a historic upper town at Biella Piazzo. Ricetto di Candelo, a preserved medieval fortified shelter-village, is within the area. The area is known for small hill vineyards around Lessona and Bramaterra and for the transition from pre-alpine foothills to the Vercelli plain.