Via Cantone Rivetto, 22, Villa del Bosco
Tribunale: Vercelli RGE: 4/2024 PVP: 4622635 Fabbricato di civile abitazione elevato a due piani fuori terra oltre al piano seminterrato e locali sottotetto al piano secondo con annesse aree pertinenziali, composto da n° 1 unità immobiliare residenziale, il tutto ubicato in Villa del Bosco (BI) — Via Cantone Rivetto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (Tribunale Vercelli), which makes it unsuitable for typical buyers without auction/legal expertise. Listed at €10,433 for 150 m2 (€70/m2) with estimated renovation €700/m2 → effective ≈€770/m2, and the ad warns the photos are only indicative so condition is unclear.
More on the house and the area
Very cheap 150 m² town house in Villa del Bosco but set in an ordinary urban street with no notable views or historic character. The listing and photos indicate a property that needs renovation and may lack basic fittings (bathroom), so it’s a bargain project rather than a move-in 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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Listing states 'Needs renovation' — property likely requires work
- Advertised images are indicative and may not show the real condition
- No bathrooms listed (baths: 0) — a bathroom may need to be installed or finished
- Sale by auction — additional legal/transfer costs and timelines 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 57/100The cluster sits in the low hills between the Biellese and the Sesia plain, in a farmed landscape of woods, fields and vineyards. The nearest named mountain backdrop is the Biellese pre-Alps to the north, but the village itself is outside the main alpine valleys. The area is known for the Bramaterra wine zone, with nebbiolo-based vineyards around Brusnengo, Masserano and Lessona. Masserano, a small historic town with a castle complex and old centre, is nearby. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a substantial historic centre.