Lerma direzione tagliolo casa con giardino 50.000,00
In splendida e panoramicissima posizione, sulla strada che da Lerma porta verso Ovada, casa bipiano immersa nel verde ma a circa 5 minuti dal paese composta da ampia zona giorno con bagno al piano terra, camera matrimoniale con disimpegno ed accesso all'orto di proprietà al piano primo, grande stanzone mansardato con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €50,000 asking price is reasonable in absolute terms for a habitable 120 m² villa, but allowing roughly €24,000 for normal updating brings the effective cost to about €617/m², nearly double the local €315/m² benchmark. The panoramic setting, garage, cellar, garden and apparent move-in condition add appeal, though the property is outside the main town and not near the coast.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable Piedmontese country home with broad rolling-hill views, a leafy private garden, vegetable terraces, outdoor dining areas and a charming stone-and-plaster façade. The interior is fully furnished and functional, with tiled floors, exposed beams, a wood stove and a working kitchen and bathroom; it is more cozy and authentic than polished or luxurious.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and habitable but quite dated and modest in finish.
- The garden and terraced vegetable plot require ongoing maintenance, with some steep steps.
- Only one bathroom is shown/listed, and the energy class is not provided.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the low hills of the Alto Monferrato near the upper valley of the Orba river. Within this area are wooded ridges, mixed farmland and small hill villages rather than a single dominant landmark. The Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo lies nearby in the Ligurian Apennines, with higher ground and walking country toward Voltaggio and Bosio. The nearest substantial town is Ovada, which has the main shops, services and rail links for the area. This part of southern Piemonte is known for wine hills and for ravioli associated with the Gavi and Ovada area.