Villa unifamiliare in Viadana
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE LOTTO UNICO: Proprietà piena ed esclusiva del bene immobile ubicato in Viadana (MN), Via Giuseppe Mazzini n. 19, costituito da porzione di fabbricato a destinazione residenziale ed artigianale con annessa area cortiva esclusiva, il tutto identificato nel Catasto Fabbricati del…
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 "asta immobiliare" (judicial auction), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low ask. At €85,000 for 200 sqm (€425/sqm), plus roughly €200/sqm for habitable-condition works, the pricing is not enough to offset the auction risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid, usable building at a very low price, with roof, floors and serviceable rooms already in place. But the photos show a generic street facade and dated, office-like interiors rather than a beautiful Italian home people would dream of living in. It feels more practical bargain than wow property.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Very plain exterior and no proven view or special setting
- Interiors look dated and partly office/workshop-like rather than a ready charming home
- Auction listing: layout/condition details should be checked carefully
- Bathroom/kitchen quality for residential use is unclear from the photos
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 58/100This is the Po plain on the River Po, with levees, fields, irrigation channels and scattered riverside settlements. Sabbioneta lies nearby and is a UNESCO World Heritage site as a planned Renaissance town with ducal walls, a theatre and a regular street grid. Casalmaggiore itself is the nearest town of size, with services, shops and a working historic centre on the Po. The area is known for agriculture in the lower Po valley and for the network of small historic centres between the Lombard and Mantuan plain.