Via Cattaneo, 6, San Bassano
Tribunale: Cremona RGE: 8/2021 PVP: 4629918 PIENA PROPRIETÀ di una villa indipendente in San Bassano (CR), via Cattaneo n.6, sviluppata su due piani fuori terra ed edificata su un lotto di superficie catastale pari a mq 570. L’abitazione, della superficie complessiva di mq 140 circa, si compone, al piano terra, da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is offered as a judicial auction (court sale), which is a material transaction risk. With an estimated €200/m² rehab the effective price is €99,800 (~€670/m²), well above the local baseline of €418/m².
More on the house and the area
Spacious, modern interiors and recently renewed bathrooms/kitchen give this property real lived-in appeal and make it a plausible, affordable home. However the images may be generic and at least one bathroom image looks unfinished, so verify the real condition, the perizia for legal discrepancies and what outdoor space actually belongs to the villa.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 likely indicative/generic and may not show the actual villa
- Listing text warns of urban/edilizie difformities — check the perizia (survey) carefully
- One image shows a partly finished shower alcove — some rooms/finishes may be incomplete or need work
- No clear exterior/garden views or historic character shown; confirm outdoor space and exact property type
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 37/100This is the central Lombardy plain between Crema and Cremona, with open agricultural land, irrigation canals and scattered farmsteads. The Serio river runs west of here and the Adda is farther west; both shape the wider plain but are not the immediate setting of the village. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services, and Cremona is the larger city in the other direction.