Villa unifamiliare in Dorno
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Complesso immobiliare costituito da un’area cortilizia comune recintata all’interno della quale trovano posto:a) un edificio residenziale a tre piani fuori terra con annesso, in corpo staccato, un fabbricato rustico accessorio posto su due livelli;b) un immobile ad un solo piano…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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At €54,750 (€196/m²) this 280 m² villa appears inexpensive, but the listing explicitly concerns a judicial auction. Auction purchases carry legal, occupancy, financing, and due-diligence risks that override the apparent discount.
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This is a large, apparently habitable residential complex in a tidy small-town setting, but the visible exterior is ordinary and offers no proven scenic setting or historic character. Its main appeal is practical space rather than a dream-home atmosphere, and the auction format plus unclear bathroom details reduce confidence in immediate usability.
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€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Auction purchase adds legal, timing, and financing complexity.
- The gallery shows only a plain urban streetscape, with no garden, terrace view, or distinctive interior character.
- Bathroom provision is listed as zero in the facts and should be verified carefully.
- The property appears habitable, but the condition of all 280 sqm and the separate buildings is not demonstrated by this photo.
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 42/100This is the Lomellina plain between the Ticino and Po river systems, with a flat agricultural landscape of rice fields, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lies nearby to the east, with river woodland and paths along the Ticino. Vigevano is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre and Piazza Ducale. The area is known for rice cultivation.