Via G. Monteverde, 14, Castellazzo Bormida
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 14/2025 PVP: 4618729 In Comune di Castellazzo Bormida (AL), via Monteverde n. 14, fabbricato residenziale su due piani fuori terra oltre a piano sottotetto. Costituisce pertinenza il cortile in unico corpo con il fabbricato. Superficie complessiva (fabbricato e cortile) di circa mq 316,00,…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is being sold at judicial auction (Tribunale/RGE/PVP noted), which is a legal-auction sale and triggers a veto for this catalogue. Listed price €20,250 (€116/m2) is well below the Piemonte baseline €350/m2 but the ad explicitly says the images are not the real photos, so the auction status and image disclaimer are concrete red flags.
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Light, recently refurbished-looking interiors and a neat modern bathroom make this a genuinely livable home. The attractive brick exterior and the very low price give it real dream-home potential, but buy through the auction process only after checking the true condition, plans and utilities.
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€12,000 – €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.
- Property sold at auction — legal/due-diligence and purchase costs apply
- Listing notes images may be indicative; verify actual photos and planimetry
- Some finishes appear incomplete in photos (door frames, shower area); confirm final condition and number of bathrooms
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 39/100The area sits in the Bormida plain around Alessandria, with flat to gently rolling agricultural land and the Bormida river system close by. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and has the full range of everyday services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. To the south and west, beyond the immediate 15 km landscape, the Monferrato hills and the Langhe are part of the wider province and region, but they are not the dominant setting here. This part of Piemonte is known for mixed farming and for its position on the road and rail corridor between Turin, Genoa and the lower Po plain.