Via Tortona, 43, Sale
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 57/2025 PVP: 4581340 Fabbricato residenziale disposto su tre piani (terra, primo e sottotetto) con tettoia nel cortile; l’unità immobiliare è identificata con il subalterno 6. Sono annessi corrispondenti diritti su una porzione di area urbana pertinenziale destinata a piazzale e cortile…
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
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing and the ad itself states a poor general maintenance; estimated renovation ≈ €700/m² → renovation ≈ €247,800, so effective price ≈ €284,362 or ~€803/m² vs regional median €350/m², making it a high-risk purchase at auction.
More on the house and the area
The photos show a large, modern-feeling townhouse with attractive contemporary interiors and a photogenic brick exterior — a very strong bargain for the square metres. However the official description warns of poor general maintenance and the listing is an auction, so expect renovation needs and extra legal/administrative work before you can move in.
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€70,000 – €124,000
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 labelled as indicative and may not represent the actual unit.
- Property notes state the general state of maintenance is poor — expect renovation work.
- Sale is through an auction (legal/administrative process) and may carry extra costs and delays.
- Bathroom count/technical details are unclear in the listing.
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 34/100The area is the flat alluvial plain of the lower Scrivia and Po system, with the Scrivia river running near the town and a landscape of fields, irrigation channels and scattered farm buildings. Tortona is the nearest larger town, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. Alessandria is also within daily use range for higher-order services. This part of south-eastern Piedmont is known for agriculture and for being a transit corridor between Piedmont, Lombardy and Liguria.