Via Pietro Maffei, 600, Cossato
Tribunale: Biella RGE: 46/2024 PVP: 4593757 - Parte di edificio residenziale e precisamente: Bene n. 1 e bene n. 2 Ciascun piano primo e secondo è occupato da un appartamento composto da ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, camera, bagno. Al piano seminterrato si trovano tre cantine e due locali comuni. L'ALLOGGIO AL PIANO…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is being sold at judicial auction (Tribunale/Biella), which adds legal/process risk; the listing also warns the photos are only indicative and not the real images. Assuming ‘Habitable’ at €200/m² yields renovation ≈€34,800 and an effective price ≈€60,757 (≈€349/m²), roughly in line with the regional baseline of €350/m².
More on the house and the area
Large, very affordable apartment inside a handsome, older urban building; interiors look recently redone with new floors and tiles so it’s largely habitable but some fixtures and final works appear unfinished. Because this is an auction listing and the photos may be generic, confirm real photos, planimetry and legal status before bidding.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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 photos are indicative/not necessarily the actual apartment pictures
- Property sold at auction — legal and administrative steps required
- Interiors appear only partly finished (kitchen fixtures and some bathroom fittings missing)
- No notable view or countryside setting (town centre location)
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 58/100The area sits in the Biellese foothills, with the lower Alps rising north toward the Biella prealps and the Monte Rosa chain visible from parts of the province. The Cervo and Sessera valleys are within this radius, and the landscape around Cossato is a mix of settled plain and lower hills with woods and fields rather than high mountain terrain. The nearest substantial town is Biella, which has full services, a historic centre and the Sacro Monte di Oropa above it; Oropa is a UNESCO-listed Sacri Monti site but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. This part of the Biellese is known for wool and textile manufacturing.