Villa in Via Bolla Cunietti, 1, Castelnuovo Bormida,
Disponibili 2 abitazioni in asta a partire da 7.000€. Questa soluzione, due abitazioni adiacenti tra loro, allo stato rustico, poste su due livelli, si compongono di: ingresso, soggiorno, cucina, bagno e scala per accedere al piano superiore, dove troviamo la zona notte con bagno, con prezzo minimo di 16.000€. Si…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (starting price €16,000); estimated renovation ~€700/m² yields total cost ≈€534,000 (renovation ≈€518,000) or about €722/m² versus the local median €306/m², and auctions carry legal/possession complexities.
More on the house and the area
Large, roofed corner house in a Piedmont village offered at a very low auction price. The building looks structurally intact from outside but is a clear renovation project — good as a bargain investment or rebuild, not move-in ready.
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€147,000 – €260,000
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.
- Auction sale — purchase comes with legal/extra costs and deadlines
- Only exterior photo available; interior condition and services are unclear
- Needs substantial renovation before habitable (likely updates to floors, windows, bathrooms, utilities)
- Signs of damp at base and boarded/missing windows visible in photo
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 60/100This is the Bormida valley in the Alto Monferrato hills, with vineyards, mixed farmland and low wooded ridges around the settlements. The Bormida river runs by Cassine. Acqui Terme is the nearest sizeable town and has thermal facilities, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for wine, especially the Monferrato vineyard landscape.