Terratetto unifamiliare in Grontardo
Trattasi di casa a cortina nel centro di Grontardo (CR), dotata di cortile e rustico antistante su due livelli: l'ingresso avviene dal cancello al civico n. 27 di via Trento che non pare avere una concessione di passo carraio. Dal cortile si accede al portico e, con una scala esterna mobile, al fienile; dalla porta…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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Although the €10,406 asking figure is far below comparable local pricing, this is a judicial auction and represents the minimum bid rather than a normal sale price. The habitable 142 m² home would imply roughly €28,400 in renovation allowance at €200/m², but auction risks and procedures make it unsuitable for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, intact traditional townhouse with a courtyard and outbuildings, and the very low asking price is its main appeal. It appears habitable rather than ruined, but the street setting is ordinary, the exterior needs renovation, and there is no proven view or standout architectural feature.
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€9,000 – €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.
- Exterior shows substantial peeling render and deferred maintenance.
- The property is sold through a judicial auction, with possible legal and access complications.
- No convincing interior photos of the actual house are provided; the polished interiors are explicitly illustrative.
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 41/100This is flat Po Valley countryside between Cremona and Mantua, with a landscape of fields, canals and scattered farmsteads. The Oglio river runs a few kilometres east of Vescovato, with levees, riparian strips and the Oglio Sud Regional Park farther downstream on the lower river plain. The nearest town of size is Cremona, which has a substantial historic centre, the cathedral and Torrazzo, and is known for violin making.