Villa unifamiliare in Cossato
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Porzione Ovest, da terra a tetto, di villa con finiture in stile liberty, con accessorio pertinenziale composto da n. 2 autorimesse sito a Sud-Ovest, oltre parco esterno comune con il lotto n. 1 - Via Martiri della Libertà ... Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare…
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
The listing is explicitly an auction ("ASTA IMMOBILIARE"), which is an automatic veto for this catalog despite the low asking price of €77,014 for 541 sqm. It is also only a west portion of the villa with common external park, adding complexity, so this is not a straightforward livable bargain.
More on the house and the area
The Liberty-style villa facade is genuinely impressive and gives this property real dream-home presence from the outside. But the photos show dark, cluttered, neglected interiors and service spaces, so this is not move-in ready despite being a large roofed house. It feels like a grand restoration project rather than an easy, livable bargain today.
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€36,000 – €60,000
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 appear neglected and require substantial renovation/clearing.
- No usable bathroom is shown despite the listing size.
- Auction sale: documentation and occupancy/legal status should be checked carefully.
- The park/garden appears to be common rather than fully private.
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 area sits in the eastern Biella foothills, with the Biellese Prealps closing the northern horizon and lower wooded and farmed hills around the town. The Cervo valley and the mountain side of the province begin within a short drive to the north, while the plain opens south toward the rice country of the Vercelli-Novara lowlands. Biella is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, railway station and historic upper town of Biella Piazzo. The Santuario di Oropa and the Oasi Zegna mountain road and high pastures are in the Biella mountains but beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known above all for the long textile tradition of the Biellese.