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Tribunale: Roma RGE: 633/2021 PVP: 4620412 L'edificio è costituito da un unico corpo di fabbrica a pianta rettangolare in struttura mista muraria con tamponamenti in pietra e mattoni pieni sviluppato su tre livelli, con annesso al primo piano il fienile di modeste dimensioni.La copertura è a due falde con vecchio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (the listing explicitly references Tribunale/RGE and asks about buying at auction). I estimate renovation €700/m2 → renovation ≈ €109,200, so effective price ≈ €117,258 (≈€751/m2), well above the regional median €260/m2, making this an auction-risk trap.
More on the house and the area
The supplied images show very stylish, move-in-ready interiors and a photogenic exterior, but the ad specifically warns the photos are illustrative. The actual building is a rustic stone farmhouse at auction with an old roof and likely renovation/administrative work required, so this is a high‑potential bargain rather than an immediately livable 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€31,000 – €55,000
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 states the photos are indicative and do not represent the real property.
- Property is an auction lot — purchase may involve legal/administrative complexity.
- Description describes an older stone/brick farmhouse with an old wooden roof (partial repairs) — likely needs renovation.
- Listing data shows 0 bathrooms recorded — utilities/finishes may be missing.
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 82/100Canelli sits in the wine hills between the Belbo valley and the Langhe-Monferrato ridge system. This is vineyard country, with the UNESCO wine landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato covering Canelli and the surrounding hills. The nearest larger towns are Nizza Monferrato and Asti, with full daily services and rail connections, while Alba is the main centre for the Langhe wine area. The area is known for sparkling wine production, especially Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti, and for the underground wine cellars known as the Cattedrali Sotterranee, part of the UNESCO inscription.