Via Roma, 119, Balzola
Tribunale: Vercelli RGE: 65/2025 PVP: 4609587 PIENA PROPRIETA' DI ABITAZIONE civile a due piani fuori terra, oltre a cortile pertinenziale e magazzino. VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE ALL'ASTA? PRENOTA ORA LA TUA CONSULENZA GRATUITA! Rispondi subito a questo annuncio per ricevere il link e fissare la tua consulenza…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is an auction sale (Tribunale: Vercelli), which adds legal complexity so I classify it as a trap. After an estimated EUR200/m² renovation (EUR37,140 total), the effective price is about EUR464/m², above the regional median of EUR350/m²; the listing also warns images are not the real photos.
More on the house and the area
Bright, recently‑refreshed interiors and a contemporary bathroom make this an immediately livable, stylish apartment. However the setting is a nondescript apartment block (no special view or character) and it's being sold at auction, so verify real photos, plans and legal paperwork before you buy.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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 show the actual unit — request real photos and plans.
- The building exterior is a plain multi‑unit block with no proven scenic view or historic character.
- This is an auction sale — expect legal checks, fees and possible delays; get full lot documentation.
- Data mismatch: listing shows 0 bathrooms; confirm number/layout and utilities before bidding.
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 34/100This is the flat rice-growing and cereal plain of the lower Po basin, between the Po and Sesia river systems, with canals, drainage ditches and scattered farmsteads around the villages. The Po runs a few kilometres to the south. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The area is known for rice cultivation in the wider Vercelli-Casale plain.