Villa unifamiliare in Monastero Bormida
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE CORPO A: abitazione ex rurale parzialmente ristrutturata su due piani. CORPO B: autorimessa. CORPO C: magazzino/stalla con sovrastante fienile. CORPO D: lembo di terreno incolto - Regione San Rocco ... Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite…
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 an auction listing ('ASTA IMMOBILIARE'), which is a veto-level red flag for this catalog. The ad also mixes dwelling, garage, warehouse/stable, hayloft and a strip of land, so the headline €84,000 for 435 sqm is not a clean habitable-house comparison despite the low €193/sqm vs €318/sqm baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a large old rural complex with some rustic character, a bit of land, and a low price-per-square-metre that makes it interesting on paper. But the photos show a very plain, tired house rather than a dream home: basic interiors, patchy finishes, and signs of moisture mean it needs real work before feeling attractive and comfortable. It looks like a usable structure, not a ruin, but the wow is modest.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €85,000
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 look very basic and partly incomplete despite being called habitable.
- Visible damp/peeling at lower walls suggests repair work is needed.
- Outdoor areas and outbuildings are overgrown and need substantial clearing.
- Auction sale: documentation and actual condition should be checked carefully.
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.