Bilocale con cortile e terreno
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Small 40 m² house asking €19,000; estimated upgrades €200/m² → €8,000, so effective cost ≈ €27,000 (≈€675/m²), roughly 90% above the regional median of €355/m². Listing says the property is already habitable and has 11 photos and a garage, but the effective price per m² makes this a weak value compared with local comparables.
More on the house and the area
Simple, well-kept two-storey home with a private paved courtyard and a wide, peaceful hilltop view — genuinely move-in ready. It’s a real bargain for countryside living but compact and cosmetically basic, so expect small-space living and some updates.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very small living area (≈40 m²) so limited space and storage
- Basic finishes — cosmetic updating likely desired (kitchen, bathroom, decoration)
- No energy class shown — check heating costs and efficiency
- Private courtyard needs some maintenance; confirm legal status of land
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 in the hills of the Basso Monferrato, with cultivated ridges, small woods and dispersed villages around the Po valley. The Po runs a few kilometres to the north, and the area sits close to the Sacro Monte di Crea, a UNESCO site within the Monferrato hills. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for Monferrato wine country and mixed hill farming.