Casa rurale da ristrutturare
Fabbricato ex rurale su due piani con locale rustico, cantina, due locali e ingresso al piano terreno, tre camere e bagno al primo piano. Terrazzo non pavimentato, ex fienile, balconi e corte esclusiva. L'immobile è un fabbricato di origine rurale, oggi utilizzato come abitazione, con accesso da corte privata e da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing ('Data di asta', 'Offerta minima', 'Procedura'), which is an automatic veto for this catalog. It also needs heavy restoration with structural issues (cracks, floor/lintel failure, obsolete systems), implying about €1,100/m² renovation on top of the €23,737 starting price.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, sizeable rural townhouse, but the photos show little real beauty or romance beyond basic old-house character. It is roofed and standing, yet clearly a heavy renovation job rather than a usable dream home, with visible cracking, rough service spaces and unfinished annex areas. The low price helps, but the wow is limited by condition and plain presentation.
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€73,000 – €108,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Major structural issues are stated, including wall cracks and a sagging floor/beam.
- Interiors are cluttered, obsolete and need full renovation before comfortable use.
- One section remains rustic/former barn space rather than finished living area.
- Auction sale: final cost, process and legal status need careful checking.
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 58/100The cluster lies in the Bormida valley in the hills between the Langhe and Monferrato systems, with vineyard and woodland slopes around the river plain. The Bormida river runs through the area. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and thermal baths. This part of southern Piemonte is known for wine landscapes and mixed vine-covered hills, but the strongest named wine zones are outside the immediate 15 km radius.