Terratetto unifamiliare in Mortara
NUMERO PROCEDURA E DATA ASTA 23424PV.230926 INDIRIZZO Via Capitano Malabarba 3, Mortara, Pavia DESCRIZIONE Compendio immobiliare composto da due fabbricati. Il primo è un'abitazione disposta su due livelli composta al piano terra da pranzo, cucinino, bagno e vano scala interno, e al piano primo da camera, cameretta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction listing ("data asta", "aste immobiliari"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Even though the ask is only €123/m² versus a €406/m² baseline, auctions carry execution risk and are scored as traps by rule.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, usable property complex with a courtyard and garage, but it does not deliver much visual romance. The house appears basically habitable rather than derelict, with kitchen, rooms and bathroom in place, yet it looks tired and in need of cleaning, updating and exterior repair. It feels practical-value more than dream-home beautiful.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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.
- Exterior needs clear maintenance and re-rendering/repair.
- Interiors look basic and cluttered, with no standout character.
- Auction sale: process/occupancy/legal status must be checked carefully.
- Courtyard/outbuildings feel functional rather than scenic or private-pretty.
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 52/100This is flat rice-growing country in the Lomellina, between the Ticino valley and the lower Po plain. The Ticino River and Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie within reach to the east, with river woods, canals and farmland around the edge of the park. Vigevano is the nearest substantial town and has a large historic centre focused on Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. The area is known for rice fields and irrigated agriculture.