Villa unifamiliare in Livorno Ferraris
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Porzione di ex fabbricato rurale ricondotto a residenziale di due piani fuori terra oltre ad autorimessa, locale di deposito, tettoia chiusa, ampio cortile ed un terreno a prato confinante con altra proprietà. - Via Sant'Emiliano 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 a veto red flag for this catalog and forces a trap verdict despite the low €259/m² asking price. Condition appears habitable, but auction/legal complexity outweighs the apparent discount versus the €320/m² baseline.
More on the house and the area
This looks like a large, usable rural property with courtyard, outbuildings and some land, so it has practical live-in potential rather than ruin risk. But the photos show little beauty or atmosphere: the setting is plain, the exterior is workmanlike, and without interiors there is no evidence of character or a polished home. The low €/m² adds some appeal, but it is more a utility buy than a dream Italian house.
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€25,000 – €43,000
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.
- No interior photos, so livability and finish level are unproven.
- Exterior is functional rather than charming, with farm-building/outbuilding feel.
- Auction sale may involve extra legal/technical complexity.
- Setting is flat roadside/rural plain with no real view.
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 35/100This is on the eastern Piedmont plain between the Dora Baltea and Po river systems, in a landscape of rice fields, irrigation canals and straight rural roads. The nearest town of size is Vercelli, which has a historic centre and major services. The area is known for risotto rice cultivation in the vercellese plain.