Villetta a schiera in Via 24 Maggio 21
Borghetto borbera- cerreto ratti proponiamo casa di campagna con orto, la casa si trova nel centro del paesino, su due livelli, semindipendente su due lati, il terreno è carrabile a 20metri circa dalla casa, volendo utilizzabile come posto auto o come orto. La casa al piano terreno è composta da cucina, con camino, salotto, al piano superiore 2 camere da...
What it really costs
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The €18,000 asking price is an exceptional €225/m², but the unspecified condition and country-house description suggest substantial work; at an estimated €700/m² renovation, effective cost is about €925/m² versus the Piemonte baseline of €355/m². Central village location, garden and parking help, but the truncated description provides too little evidence of habitability.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, roofed two-level village house with functioning bathroom facilities, terrazzo floors, fireplaces, traditional details, and generous room sizes. The surrounding hills and garden potential add genuine appeal, while the €18,000 price is exceptional, but the house needs significant cosmetic renewal and a careful check for damp and structural issues.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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 habitable but very dated, with visible wall and ceiling cracks, staining, and likely damp requiring investigation.
- The garden/lot is heavily overgrown and will need substantial clearing and maintenance.
- The land is about 20 metres from the house and appears to provide possible parking or an allotment rather than an attached garden.
- Kitchen facilities are basic and the listing does not confirm heating, utilities, or energy performance.
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 62/100The cluster sits in the Borbera valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow side valleys around it. The Borbera river runs through the area. The Alta Val Borbera and the Capanne di Marcarolo natural area lies in the wider surrounding Apennines, and the landscape here is the transition between Piedmont and the inland side of Liguria. The nearest substantial town is Novi Ligure, which provides the main rail and services for the area; Tortona is another service centre on the plain side. The area is known for valley villages, chestnut woods and summer river bathing spots.