Villa unifamiliare in Valduggia
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE L’immobile oggetto di perizia occupa i primi tre piani del Condominio Alfa, oltre alla cantina al piano seminterrato, ed è stato originariamente realizzato come pensionato.Composto da ingresso, atrio e sala comune, cucina, sala da pranzo, lavanderia, bar, cantina, servizi igienici,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an asta immobiliare (judicial auction), which is a veto regardless of the attractive €90/m² asking figure versus the €315/m² baseline. The listing also describes a former pension/condominium with communal facilities rather than a straightforward villa, while reporting 0 bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
This is an exceptionally large, functioning former pension with multiple floors, bedrooms, kitchen, bathrooms, heating and communal spaces, so it is a real usable property rather than a shell. However, the setting is ordinary and roadside, while the interiors are dated, institutional and cluttered, offering little historic character or visual charm.
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€41,000 – €69,000
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 with legal and occupancy checks required
- Former pension/guesthouse layout may require substantial adaptation for normal residential use
- Interiors are dated and utilitarian, with visible clutter and aging finishes
- Located directly on a town road rather than in a private or scenic setting
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 at the foot of the north-eastern Piedmont pre-Alps, in the Valsesia approach between the lower Sesia basin and the hills of the Monte Fenera area. The Sesia river runs nearby, and the Strona stream also crosses this part of the valley. Monte Fenera Regional Nature Park lies within the local area, with wooded limestone hills and caves. The nearest ski lifts are in the upper Valsesia around Alagna Valsesia and Mera, roughly 45 to 70 km away depending on the resort, so they are a day-drive fact rather than part of the immediate setting. Borgosesia is the nearest larger town, with the main services and retail for the valley. This part of upper Novara province is known for its transition from vine-covered foothills and woodland into the Valsesia mountain corridor, and for historic textile and small manufacturing settlements along the streams.