Rustico/casale in Via Giubellini 6
SALE (AL) Proponiamo in esclusiva casa composta da: - ingresso su sala - cucinino - sala da pranzo - cantina - quattro camere da letto - bagno BOX auto e giardino ( con sedime della casa, di circa 500mq) Contattaci per maggiori informazioni.
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €187/m², the €28,000 asking price is about 29% below comparable local stock, but the listing does not say whether the 150 m² farmhouse is habitable or needs major work. Allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €887/m², so the apparent discount is uncertain despite the cellar, garage, garden, and 500 m² house plot.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious farmhouse with four bedrooms, intact roofs, furnished living spaces, a garage, and a sizeable garden beside open fields. It is highly affordable and appears usable, but the dated finishes, plain exterior, and rough ancillary buildings make it more of a practical renovation bargain than a dream-home showstopper.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Very dated interiors with visible wall and ceiling wear, suggesting cosmetic renovation and possible damp issues.
- The kitchen and bathroom are functional-looking but old; only one bathroom is shown/listed for four bedrooms.
- Garden and agricultural outbuildings are overgrown and partly dilapidated, requiring cleanup and maintenance.
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 34/100This is the flat lower Scrivia plain near the Scrivia River, with cultivated fields and scattered settlements between Tortona and Alessandria. Tortona is the nearest town of size and has rail links, services and a historic centre. The wider area is known for agriculture and for lying on the route corridor between Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy.