Via Camillo Benso Cavour, 2, Frassineto Po
Tribunale: Vercelli RGE: 25/2020 PVP: 4615328 Fabbricato di civile abitazione elevato su tre piani fuori terra per la parte residenziale e un piano fuori terra le pertinenze, cui si aggiungono altri fabbricati ex agricoli destinati in parte a tettoie e in parte a ricovero attrezzature, un fabbricato ex agricolo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is a judicial auction (Tribunale Vercelli / 'asta'), price €34,106 for 1,648 m2 = €21/m2; because it is sold at auction it is treated as a trap despite a low nominal price. Condition listed as 'Habitable' (used renovation estimate €200/m²) and the ad warns images are not real.
More on the house and the area
Clean, recently-tiled interiors and bathrooms give a move-in feel, so this is a liveable bargain for someone willing to finish fittings. The setting and exterior are very plain and some images are illustrative, so verify actual rooms and auction conditions 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€109,000 – €184,000
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 is sold at auction (judicial sale) — check legal steps and extra costs.
- Interior looks largely finished but some fittings appear incomplete and the kitchen photo is a render, not an installed kitchen.
- Exterior/setting (shown) is an ordinary apartment block, not a scenic village or countryside view.
- Listing states images may be indicative and not the real photos — confirm actual condition and plans.
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 53/100This is the flat Po plain on the south bank of the Po River. The Po and its riparian woods are the main landscape feature here, with the Parco del Po Piemontese around the river corridor. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The lower Monferrato hills begin just south of Casale, with vineyard country and hill towns such as Cella Monte within roughly this radius. The area is known for rice and other plain agriculture near the river, and for wine on the nearby Monferrato slopes.