Complesso
Nel comune di Albonese proponiamo in vendita un ampio complesso immobiliare in corte, completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per imprese, investitori o per la realizzazione di più unità abitative. La proprietà è composta da diverse abitazioni, fienili, box auto, cantina, negozio con magazzino, locale caldaia e…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €100,000 for 445 sqm, the ask is €225/sqm, but the property is described as completely to renovate; using ~€1,100/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €1,325/sqm, far above the local baseline of €188/sqm. The large mixed-use complex (homes, barns, shop, warehouse) has redevelopment potential, but at this scale the renovation burden dominates and several parts may not be straightforwardly residential.
More on the house and the area
This has the bones of a traditional Lombard courtyard palazzo, with some period charm in the long balconies and enclosed corte. But the photos show a full-scale renovation project rather than a usable home: neglected interiors, rough spaces and no clear habitable finished rooms. The size is impressive for the money, yet the wow is mostly potential, not present-day livability.
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€176,000 – €261,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; currently not a ready-to-live home
- Courtyard wings and ancillary spaces look neglected and partly raw
- Street-corner position is practical but not scenic
- Large multi-building complex could mean higher restoration costs and complexity
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 39/100This is the western Lomellina and lower Novara rice plain, a flat agricultural landscape of paddies, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Ticino river and the Parco naturale della Valle del Ticino lie to the east, with the nearest access around Galliate and the Turbigo bridge area. Novara is the nearest city of size, with rail links, services and the landmark dome and bell tower of the Basilica di San Gaudenzio. The area is known for rice cultivation in the alluvial plain between the Sesia and Ticino.