Casa indipendente 105 m² in Via Fucina 9, Moncestino (AL)
Casa indipendente in asta a Moncestino (AL) – Via Fucina 9 (CAP 15020) L'immobile in asta è una casa indipendente situata nel Comune di Moncestino (AL), in Via Fucina 9. L'edificio, di vecchia costruzione e presumibilmente edificato a fine 1800, si trova in una zona centrale dell'abitato, a poche decine di metri dal…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction, which is an automatic deal breaker, and the description contradicts the “Renovated” label: the property is abandoned, in very poor condition, with widespread damp, non-functioning systems, and a partial roof and ceiling collapse. At roughly €48/m² before renovation, the apparent discount is outweighed by auction risk and major structural restoration needs.
More on the house and the area
This is a potentially characterful late-19th-century village house with a balcony, cellar, and central location, but the available material does not prove any attractive interior, exterior, or view. Its abandoned condition, damp, partial roof collapse, and nonworking systems make it an uninhabitable renovation project rather than a realistic cheap home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€42,000 – €62,000
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 property is described as abandoned and in very poor condition, with widespread damp.
- Part of the roof and a first-floor ceiling have collapsed.
- Utilities are nonfunctional and substantial structural renovation is likely required.
- The listing warns that the images may be indicative rather than photographs of the actual property.
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 68/100The cluster is in the hills of the Basso Monferrato, with cultivated ridges, small woods and dispersed villages around the Po valley. The Po runs a few kilometres to the north, and the area sits close to the Sacro Monte di Crea, a UNESCO site within the Monferrato hills. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for Monferrato wine country and mixed hill farming.