Casa indipendente con rustico e cortile
Casa indipendente su due piani con soggiorno-pranzo e angolo cottura al piano terra, camera con soppalco e bagno al primo piano. Rustico accessorio con locale di sgombero e portico legnaia, cortile esclusivo e piccolo sedime. La casa si sviluppa su due piani: al piano terra un unico ambiente con soggiorno, zona pranzo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (asta) with a base price €34,125, so purchase requires auction procedures and legal checks — treated as a trap. The listing also contradicts the facts (description mentions a bagno while baths=0), and I estimate about €200/m² for light repairs (≈€18,400 total).
More on the house and the area
A solid, characterful two-storey town house with cotto floors and a paved private courtyard — clearly liveable with gas heating and only light-to-moderate issues. The separated rustico and a rising-damp patch are the main works required, but at this price it’s a very attractive, realistic buy for someone wanting an affordable Italian home in town.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Rising damp stains reported on a living-room wall that need repair
- Accessory rustico is separate and has no internal connection
- Very small private outdoor area (paved cortile + small sedime)
- Property sold at auction — verify legal/possession details before bidding
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 52/100This is in the Lomellina, a flat part of the western Po plain with extensive rice fields, irrigation canals and straight rural roads. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie to the east, with river woodland, wetland areas and old gravel banks. Vigevano is the nearest larger town, with Piazza Ducale, the Castello Sforzesco and the services of a substantial provincial centre. The area is known for rice cultivation.