Montemarzino
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 162/2025 PVP: 4583129 Piena proprietà di villetta ad uso abitativo con sedime cortilizio di pertinenza, box, locale di sgombero, e otto appezzamenti di terreno boschivo, con entro stanti portico aperto e sottostanti locali di deposito e tettoia aperta destinata a ricovero animali (da…
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial auction (court sale) and is flagged as an auction risk. Price €92,812 for 314 m²; estimated renovation €200/m² (~€62,800) yields an effective price ≈€155,600 (~€496/m²), but the auction status makes this a risky trap.
More on the house and the area
Bright, recently refreshed interiors and modern bathrooms make this a genuinely liveable villa with a sunny balcony view over hillside countryside. The setting in a historic Piemonte borgo plus large wooded parcels and garage add charm and value, but auction/legal issues over unauthorized outbuildings and expected demolition work lower the practical score.
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€21,000 – €35,000
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 — check title and bidding conditions.
- Listing notes state an unauthorized portico/tettoia and storage areas must be demolished (possible legal/works cost).
- Large three‑floor villa with outbuildings and land may need upkeep despite the renovated interior photos.
- Confirm which rooms shown are in the main villa (photos look staged) and verify utilities/heating coverage across whole building.
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 58/100This is hilly country in the Tortona area, on the edge of the lower Apennine system between Piemonte and Liguria. The Curone and Grue valleys are the local landscape, with mixed woods, fields and scattered hill villages. The nearest town of size is Tortona, which has rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. To the south, within the wider area, the hills rise toward the Monte Ebro and Monte Chiappo sector of the Appennino Ligure.