Villa unifamiliare in Monticelli d'Ongina
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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 "asta immobiliare" (judicial auction), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low asking price. At €38,863 for 143 sqm (€272/sqm) it looks cheap versus the €387/sqm baseline, but auction risk overrides the discount.
More on the house and the area
The low price for a large villa creates some bargain appeal, but the house shown is not a dreamy Italian home. Photos suggest a structurally standing 1980s shell with bare unfinished interiors, missing fit-out and no visible bathroom, so it needs significant work before real living use.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Interior appears unfinished/al grezzo rather than truly habitable
- No completed bathroom is visible
- Kitchen area is incomplete and needs installation
- Exterior is plain and the setting shown offers no view or standout charm
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 37/100The area sits on the Po plain close to the River Po, with flat farmland, embankments and scattered settlements. Cremona is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. This stretch of the lower Piacenza plain is known for agriculture and cured-meat production, including the wider zona of salumi around the Po.