Pozzolo Formigaro
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 237/2025 PVP: 4597504 Piena proprietà di fabbricato popolare rappresentato da abitazione e alcuni bassi edifici quali pertinenze, composto al piano terra da: cucina, soggiorno, camera ed alcuni locali di servizio come il bagno. Al piano primo vi sono quattro camere da letto ed un bagno.…
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 (Tribunale: Alessandria) and is occupied by the debtor, creating title/legal risk that makes it unsuitable for a straightforward purchase. Price €97,500 for 330 m² (~€295/m²) is below the regional median (€261/m²) but the auction status (and the ad’s disclaimer that images are not real) makes this a trap.
More on the house and the area
The interiors shown are contemporary, well‑finished and clearly move‑in ready, giving a stylish, comfortable home feel. However the listing is an occupied auction lot and the photos may be generic rather than the real property, so expect legal/occupancy work and verify the actual condition before bidding.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Listing states the photos are indicative and may not be of the actual property
- Property is sold at auction and currently occupied — legal/eviction steps likely required
- No private garden, land or notable views visible in the photos
- Ad advertised as a 'farmhouse' but photos show a modern apartment/building (possible mismatch)
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 38/100The area lies in the flat to gently rolling plain between the lower Scrivia valley and the first hills around Novi Ligure and Tortona, with a landscape of fields, roads and scattered industry. The Scrivia river runs nearby. Novi Ligure is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a historic centre; Alessandria is the larger provincial city in the wider area. This part of southeast Piemonte is known for wine zones and hill country farther south around Gavi and the Colli Tortonesi, but those are outside the immediate surroundings.