Terratetto unifamiliare in Villafranca Piemonte
fabbricato di civile abitazione da terra a cielo, entrostante a cortile esclusivo, costituito da: - al piano terreno (primo fuori terra), unità immobiliare residenziale di cucina, camera e bagno, locale legnaia con due vani, tre locali sgombero ad uso ricovero animali, - al piano sottotetto, locale sottotetto con un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ('asta', 'aste giudiziarie'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Even though the ask is only €109/m² versus a €353/m² baseline, the estimated effective cost is about €809/m² after renovation, and the auction status overrides price attractiveness.
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This is a very cheap farmhouse-style townhouse with a private courtyard and some rustic potential, but little real visual wow. One ground-floor unit appears basically usable, yet tired and unattractive, while much of the rest is unfinished or farm outbuilding space. It feels more like a low-cost renovation project than a dream Italian home as shown.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Habitable part looks very dated and dim, with a poor bathroom needing major work.
- Large portions are raw storage/barn/attic spaces rather than finished living area.
- Exterior/courtyard areas feel cluttered and agricultural rather than picturesque.
- Auction listing photos may be incomplete and not fully representative.
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 39/100This is the flat agricultural plain between Turin and Pinerolo, in the Po basin at the foot of the Cottian Alps, which are visible to the west but outside the immediate landscape. The Chisone valley begins around Pinerolo, the nearest larger town, which provides the usual services, schools, hospital and rail links toward Turin. The area is known for farming and horse breeding on the plain.