Casa con giardino
Porzione di fabbricato (ex fabbricato rurale) edificato su due piani con annessa corte esclusiva, composto da ingresso, soggiorno, ripostiglio, pranzo e cucina. Tramite vano scala si accede al piano primo composto da 3 camere da letto, un bagno e un ripostiglio. L’immobile in pubblicità verrà venduto dal Tribunale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although the advertised price is €53,550 (€159/m²), the property is explicitly being sold through a judicial auction, which carries legal, procedural, and financing risks outside a normal purchase. The listing also warns that the published photos may not show the specific property.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, traditional two-storey farmhouse with a private courtyard, old masonry details and a genuinely attractive price for 336 sqm. It appears to be a usable house rather than an empty shell, with a bathroom and finished stairs visible, but the worn exterior and limited interior evidence keep it well below dream-home territory.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- The farmhouse facade is visibly weathered and likely needs exterior repairs and cosmetic updating.
- The gallery shows only limited interiors, so the full condition, kitchen, heating and habitability should be verified.
- This is a judicial-auction property, and the listing explicitly warns that some photos may not correspond to the specific home.
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 38/100The area is the flat Po valley on the Po River, with levees, arable land and irrigation canals. Ostiglia sits near the eastern edge of the province of Mantova, and the nearest larger towns for daily services are Mantova and Verona. The area is known mainly for agriculture and river logistics on the Po.