Vicolo Frambaglia, Castelnuovo Scrivia
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 25/2024 PVP: 4548743 fabbricato residenziale in corso di costruzione, situato nel centro storico.Allo stato restano da completare gli impianti, le finiture e tutti i serramenti. Il progetto prevede la realizzazione di un box auto al piano terreno e due alloggi di cui uno al primo piano ed…
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
Must be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing and the description states the building is unfinished (systems, finishes and windows missing). Estimated renovation ≈€700/m² (~€205k), so effective price ≈€224k (≈€764/m²) versus regional baseline €350/m² — auction status plus the contradictory 'habitable' tag make this a high-risk trap.
More on the house and the area
The listing photos show attractive, modern interiors and a handsome town-house façade, and the price is a clear bargain for the size. However the building is sold unfinished (missing windows, systems and final finishes) and is an auction lot — a solid renovation project rather than a move-in ready dream home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€58,000 – €103,000
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.
- Photos in the ad are illustrative and may not show the actual property.
- Property is unfinished: windows, building systems and internal finishes remain to be completed.
- Sale by auction — legal/administrative complexity and checks advised.
- No guarantee of current utilities or fully fitted bathrooms/kitchen as shown.
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 38/100This is the flat lower Scrivia plain near the confluence with the Po plain, with intensive farmland and irrigation channels around the town. The Scrivia river runs nearby, and Tortona is the nearest larger town with rail services, shops and the cathedral area. The wider area is known for agriculture and for being on the historic route between Piedmont, Lombardy and Liguria.