Casa due camere con cantina e cortile
Casa su due piani composta da cucina e soggiorno al piano terra, due camere, bagno e ripostiglio al piano primo, cantina al piano interrato. Piccola area esterna uso cortile/orto sui fronti sud e nord. La casa si sviluppa su due piani collegati da scala interna, oltre a una cantina interrata. Al piano terra si trovano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is being sold at judicial auction (data di asta 18/11/2026), which makes purchase conditional on auction procedures and legal checks. Listed price €57,225 and condition “Needs renovation” → estimated renovation ~€700/m² (146 m² ≈ €102,200), effective cost ≈ €159,425.
More on the house and the area
A traditional terraced farmhouse-style home with shutters, tiled roof and a small private courtyard/orto plus cellar — characterful and solidly built. Interiors look dated but equipped (gas heating, pellet stove) and clearly liveable after cosmetic renovation. Good value for size and rural setting, but expect updating and garden cleanup.
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€29,000 – €51,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and updating (bathroom/kitchen likely require work).
- Small, overgrown external areas that need clearing and landscaping.
- Part of a larger courtyard complex so privacy is limited; verify utilities and 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 56/100The area sits in the lower Tortona hills at the edge of the Curone and Grue valleys, with cultivated slopes, small woods and scattered villages. The Curone valley is the main local landscape feature. Tortona is the nearest town of size, with rail services, shops and the cathedral. This part of south-east Alessandria is known for mixed farming and Colli Tortonesi wine.