Rustico/casale in Via Biava Angelo Martire Beneditta
Nel cuore del centro paese della caratteristica frazione di Malvino (Sardigliano), proponiamo in vendita un bilocale indipendente disposto su 2 livelli, ideale per fuggire dal caos cittadino. L'immobile si sviluppa su più piani così distribuiti: Piano Terra: un ampia stanza/ tavernetta, Primo Piano: due ampi locali.…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €16,500 (€300/m²), the apparent bargain becomes roughly €1,000/m² after allowing €700/m² for renovation, far above the €263/m² local benchmark. The listing does not say whether the property is habitable or provide condition details, and only two photos are shown.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old stone-and-brick village house with an appealing historic facade and a very low asking price. However, the visible condition is severely neglected and there are no interior photos, so it currently reads more as a renovation project than a beautiful, ready-to-live-in home.
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€11,000 – €20,000
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 facade and openings look heavily neglected, with broken or missing glazing and vegetation at the base.
- Interior condition, bathroom usability, utilities, roof, and structural condition are not shown.
- Likely requires substantial renovation before it is suitable for living.
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 lies in the Borbera valley in the Ligurian Apennines, with wooded ridges and narrow side valleys within the immediate area. The Borbera river runs through the valley. Around this part of south-eastern Alessandria the landscape is mostly a low mountain valley of woods, pasture and scattered hamlets rather than a plain. Arquata Scrivia and the Scrivia corridor are the nearest larger centres, with everyday services and rail links toward Genoa and Piedmont. The area is known locally for the Val Borbera and for summer use of the river stretches.