Piazza Principe Doria, 13, Garbagna
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 165/2025 PVP: 4598269 fabbricato costituito da tre piani fuori terra oltre ad un sottotetto accessibile, occupa per intero la particella di proprietà. In interno un unico locale ad ogni piano, affacciato sul fronte e il vano scala a rampa semplice. Locale igienico in corrispondenza al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction sale (legal/procedural risk). Estimated full restoration €1,100/m² (~€86,900) makes the effective price ≈€110,150 or ≈€1,395/m² versus regional baseline €261/m², so it’s not a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Three-storey farmhouse with accessible attic and a small sanitary room, but the heating and electrical systems are in poor condition and will need full replacement. Photos are illustrative only; this is a bargain project for someone prepared to carry out significant renovation rather than a move-in home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €46,000
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 images are placeholders and do not show the real property
- No functional heating (boiler in poor condition)
- Electrical system reported in poor condition
- Property sold at auction — legal/administrative risks and extra costs likely
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 66/100The cluster is in the hills of the Val Grue, on the Ligurian Apennine side of south-east Piedmont. The Grue stream runs through the valley and the Curone and Borbera valleys are nearby. The nearest larger town is Tortona, which has rail services, shops and the main everyday services for the area. Garbagna is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. This part of the province is known for mixed wooded hills, small valleys, hazelnuts, vineyards and quiet stone villages rather than for a single dominant landmark.