Via Regina Elena, 11, Parodi Ligure
Tribunale: Alessandria RGE: 163/2025 Abitazione di tipo popolare costituita da porzioni su più livelli con accessi differenziati e corte comune. È presente un piccolo giardino pertinenziale. Il piano terra è costituito da vano soggiorno con ingresso, cucina e servizio igienico. Dalla cucina del piano terra si…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (Tribunale: Alessandria RGE 163/2025) which carries procedural complexity and risks; price €14,175. Estimated renovation €700/m² yields an effective cost ≈€79,975 (≈€852/m²), well above the regional baseline of €350/m², so this is not a straightforward bargain.
More on the house and the area
Photos show a tidy, modern-looking interior with an open-plan living/kitchen and small balcony, so it reads as a liveable, character-light apartment. However the property is listed as needing renovation and sits in a utilitarian urban courtyard facing other blocks — a real bargain but expect renovation and shared-access limitations.
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€18,000 – €33,000
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.
- Listed as 'needs renovation' — some work likely required despite the staged/finished photos
- Advert says images may be indicative, so actual condition/finishes could differ
- Urban setting with no scenic view; faces neighbouring block and shared courtyard/external stairs
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 67/100The area lies in the hilly Alto Monferrato on the Ligurian Apennine foothills, with mixed woods, fields and ridgelines rather than high mountains. The upper valleys of the Orba and Stura are nearby, and the Parco Naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo is within this radius, with wooded uplands, reservoirs and walking routes on the provincial border. Gavi is the nearest town of note, with services and the Forte di Gavi. The area is known for woodland hills and for the Gavi wine zone nearby.