Via Umberto I, Piovà Massaia
Tribunale: Asti RGE: 99/2023 PVP: 4595143 Bene 1 Terreno: Catasto Terreni, Foglio 19, particella 134, qualità seminativo 2, superficie mq 173, reddito domenicale Euro 0,98, reddito agrario Euro 0,67Terreno: Catasto Terreni, Foglio 19, particella 133, qualità bosco ceduo 2, superficie mq 160, reddito domenicale Euro…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (legal/process risk). At €8,495 plus an estimated €700/m² renovation (~€92,495 total) the effective cost is ~€771/m², and the ad states the images are not the real photos.
More on the house and the area
The pictured interiors look modern and attractive and the window view is pleasant, but the listing warns these are illustrative images. This is an auction farmhouse needing renovation (and apparently no bathroom), so it’s a strong bargain with charm but not a move‑in home without significant work and legal handling.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The ad states the photos are indicative/stock images and may NOT be the real property photos.
- Property is listed as 'needs renovation' and the facts show 0 bathrooms — likely not immediately habitable.
- Sale by auction (Tribunale) — legal/extra costs and timelines apply.
- Utilities, structural condition and finishes are unknown from 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 61/100The area sits in the Monferrato hills, with mixed vineyard country, fields and wooded ridges typical of northwestern Asti province. The nearest substantial river landscape is the Po basin to the north, but within the immediate area daily life is defined more by rolling hills than by a single river feature. Asti is the nearest town of size, with rail links, services and a substantial historic centre. The wider Monferrato wine landscape is what this part of Piemonte is known for.